Intelligence Studies
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Fall 2026 and after)
Students cannot begin enrolling in this major until Fall 2026. Also, please note: FSU is not yet authorized to enroll F-1 international students in the Bachelor's degree in either Emergency Management or Intelligence Studies. International students who need an F-1 visa, should NOT apply to these majors at this time.
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program will be available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. However, it will be available via Online/Distance Learning to all FSU students; each starting in Fall 2026.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses.
Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
To complete a major in Intelligence Studies, students must complete the 4 hours of core courses, 12 hours of Required Courses, 12 hours of Advanced Courses (which are all specific to the student’s major), and 12 hours of interdisciplinary Elective Courses from a predetermined list, for a total of 40 credit hours.
Mapping Coordinator: COSS Acad Affairs Off. 101 BEL
Email: COSS-Admissions-Mapping@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
| Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
| ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
| 1st GE Core Mathematics3 |
| GE History3 |
| CGS2060 Computer Applications3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 1 |
| Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
| Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
| ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
| 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics3 |
| GE Natural Science3 |
| GE Core Social Science3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 2 |
| Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 1st GE Mathematics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
| Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
| Oral Communication Competency3 |
| GE Core Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
| GE Ethics3 |
| EHE course3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 3 |
| Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
| Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
| GE Humanities/Cultural Practice3 |
| GE Social Science3 |
| GE Core Natural Science with Lab4 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 4 |
| Complete General Education requirements |
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Complete EHE Requirement (strongly recommended)
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| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
| Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
| PAD4842 US Intelligence Policy or PAD4391 Foundations of Emergency Management 3 |
| IS Required course3 |
| IS Required course3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 5 |
| Complete PAD4842 or PAD4391 ( ≥ C minus) |
| Civic Literacy requirement |
| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
| Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
| PAD4842 US Intelligence Policy or PAD4391 Foundations of Emergency Management3 |
| PAD 4074 Professional Pathways in Emergency Management1 |
| IS Required course3 |
| IS Advanced course3 |
| IS Elective course3 |
| Elective course3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 6 |
| Complete both PAD4842 and PAD4391 ( ≥ C minus in each) |
| Complete PAD4074 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete three (3) Required Courses total (to include/one of which is PAD4842) ( ≥ C minus in each ) |
| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
| Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
| IS Required course3 |
| IS Advanced course3 |
| IS Elective course3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 7 |
| Complete all 12 hours of Required Courses ( ≥ C minus in each) |
| Complete 6 hours of Advanced Courses ( ≥ C minus in each) |
| Complete 6 hours of Elective Courses (from list) ( ≥ C minus in each) |
| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
| Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
| IS Advanced course3 |
| IS Advanced course3 |
| IS Elective course3 |
| Elective3 |
| Elective3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 8 |
| Complete all 12 hours of Advanced Courses ( ≥ C minus in each) |
| Complete all 12 hours of Elective Courses (from list) ( ≥ C minus in each) |
| Apply with Registrar for Graduation in the 1st two weeks |
| Overall GPA 2.00 or higher |
Employment Information
Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Intelligence Analyst, Intelligence Research Specialist, Special Agent, Operations Support Technician, Operations Center Technician, Intelligence Operations Specialist, Case Officer, Collection Management Officer, Criminal Analyst, Investigative Analyst, Counterintelligence Policy Analyst.
Representative Employers: US Intelligence Community (Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National reconnaissance Office, Department of War, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Drug Enforcement Agency, etc.), State Government or Law Enforcement Intelligence (Florida Department of Law Enforcement), Fusion Centers, Multi-National Corporations, Educational Institutions.
