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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Health and Safety, B.S.


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Requirements for the B.S. degree with a major in Environmental Health and Safety


Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Environmental Health and Safety must complete a minimum of 125 credits, including the following requirements:

1. Meet the university general education requirements


(see Undergraduate degree requirements). Note that several courses under requirement number three below satisfy general education requirements and Environmental Health and Safety degree requirements. See courses marked with “*”.

2. Complete the university U.S. diversity requirement


For Environmental Health and Safety majors, this requirement is satisfied by completing HS 3000 Community and Public Health (4)    or any other course under the diversity category.

Bachelor of science in Environmental Health and Safety completion sequence for Certified Safety Professionals


 

The School of Health Sciences offers the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) an opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) through a CSP to BS EHS completion program.  The student outcomes and educational objectives established for the BS EHS program are the same for traditional and CSP students, including course objectives and teaching methodologies. 

Students who have satisfactorily completed a regionally accredited associate or baccalaureate degree and who possess a valid, current CSP certification may apply for admission to the CSP to BS EHS degree completion program.  A cumulative GPA of 2.50 or better is required for admission to the CSP to BS EHS degree completion sequence.

Certified safety professionals with a GPA below 2.50 may be admitted to the University under pre-CSP EHS status and change to CSP BS EHS status upon completion of a minimum of 12 credits (applicable to the EHS program) at Oakland University with a GPA of 2.50 or higher.

Certified safety professionals must complete all credits and/or courses required in the BS EHS degree program.  Completion may be achieved in the following manner:

1. Graduates from a regionally accredited associate or bachelor degree program


May transfer a maximum of 62 credits from community colleges that apply to the BS EHS degree program requirements.  In addition, 22 Environmental Health and Safety credits will be granted through a course competency process.  This process includes:

  1. Successful completion of the CSP examination
  2. Evidence of a valid, current CSP certification
  3. Registration for competency credits as per the OU Undergraduate Catalog
  4. Registration for approved competency credit courses to include EHS 1000 , EHS 2250 , EHS 2350 , EHS 3300 , EHS 3380 , EHS 4410 , and EHS 4420        

2. Students seeking a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Environmental Health and Safety


Must complete a minimum of 125 credits as outlined in the official Oakland University catalog.  The minimum required courses may be satisfied through a combination of credits delivered by Oakland University, transfer credits from regionally accredited institutions of higher education, and CSP competency credits.  A minimum of 32 credits must be upper division credits from Oakland University.

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