Occupational Safety and Health Minor

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A minor in Occupational Safety and Health is available to complement other majors in the School of Health Sciences and in other programs, such as environmental health, human resource development, engineering, biology or chemistry. A minimum of 30 credit hours is required for a minor in Occupational Safety and Health.

Courses required for the minor include

OSH 100 - Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health (1)
OSH 141 - Quantitative Methods for Occupational Safety and Health (4)
OSH 225 - Occupational Safety and Health Training Methods (3)
OSH 235 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards (3)
OSH 331 - Safety and Health Engineering and Technology (3)
OSH 332 - Safety and Health Administration and Programs (3)
OSH 334 - Applied Occupational Hygiene (3)
OSH 335 - Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene (3)
OSH 336 - Applied Occupational Hygiene Lab (1)
OSH 441 - Accident/Incident Investigation and Analysis (3)
OSH 442 - Construction Safety (3)

Internship

An internship is recommended to enhance job placement. The internship may be taken on a for credit or not for credit basis. If taken for credit, the student must register for OSH 499 - Occupational Safety and Health Internship (4 credits).

Grade point policy

Occupational Safety and Health minors must achieve minimum course grades of 2.0 in all required OSH courses. A final course grade below 2.0 places a student on probation, which requires a meeting with the program director or a designated representative to discuss a method of remediation. In most cases, the method of remediation involves repeating the course in which the unsatisfactory grade was earned. See repeating courses for additional information.