Occupational Safety and Health, B.S.

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Requirements for the B.S. degree with a major in occupational safety and health

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Occupational Safety and Health 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 Occupational Safety and Health degree requirements. See courses marked with “*”.

2. Complete the university U.S. diversity requirement

For Occupational Safety and Health majors, this requirement is satisfied by completing HS 302 - Community and Public Health (4 credits) or any other course under the diversity category.

3. Complete the occupational safety and health required courses

BIO 104 - Human Biology (4) or BIO 111 - Biology I (4)
CHM 104 - Introduction to Chemical Principles (4)
CHM 201 - Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (4)
STA 225 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4) *
PHY 120 - The Physics of Everyday Life (4) * or PHY 101 - General Physics I (4) *
HS 201 - Health in Personal and Occupational Environments (4) *
PSY 100 - Foundations of Contemporary Psychology (4) *
MGT 110 - Contemporary World Business (4) *
WRT 382 - Business Writing (4)

4. Elective credits

Minimum 10 credits

AHS 335 - Health Care Safety (4)
AHS 345 - Hospital Safety and Health (4)
OSH 342 - Advanced Quantitative Methods for Environmental Health and Safety (4)
OSH 351 - Noise Control and Measurement (2)
OSH 423 - Radiation Safety (3)
OSH 434 - Ventilation and Emerging Technologies (4)
OSH 435 - Radiation Exposure Control (2)
ENV 354 - Global Environmental Governance (4) or
PS 354 - Global Environmental Governance
(4)
HRD 306 - Introduction to Human Resource Development (4)
HRD 307 - Presentation and Facilitation (4)
HRD 310 - Instructional Design (4)
HRD 320 - Introduction to Labor and Employment Relations (4)
HRD 321 - Introduction to Public Sector Labor and Employment Relations (4)
HRD 322 - The Study of Labor and Work Organizations (4)
HRD 328 - Civil Rights and Regulations in Employment (4)
HRD 367 - Cultural Diversity in the Workplace (4)
HRD 423 - Instructional Methods (4)
MGT 300 - Survey of Management (3)
PHL 103 - Introduction to Ethics (4)
POM 300 - Survey of Operations Management (3)
WRT 150 - Composition I (4)
or any other course approved by the program director in writing through the approved petition of exception form

5. Complete the major courses

OSH 100 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety (1) or OSH 115 - Environmental Health and Safety at Work (2)
OSH 141 - Quantitative Methods for Environmental Health and Safety (4) *
OSH 225 - Environmental Health and Safety Training Methods (3)
OSH 235 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards (3)
OSH 245 - Professional Practice and Leadership Development (3)
OSH 331 - Environmental Health and Safety Engineering and Technology (3)
OSH 332 - Environmental Health and Safety Administration and Programs (3)
OSH 333 - Fire Prevention and Protection (3)
OSH 334 - Applied Occupational Hygiene (3)
OSH 335 - Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene (3)
OSH 336 - Applied Occupational Hygiene Laboratory (1)
OSH 441 - Accident/Incident Investigation and Analysis (3)
OSH 442 - Construction Safety (3)
OSH 443 - Robotic and Automation System Safety Analysis (3)
OSH 444 - Environmental Standards and Controls (3)
OSH 445 - Introduction to Ergonomics (3)
OSH 446 - Industrial and Environmental Toxicology (3)
OSH 450 - Medical Geology (Geo-Medicine) (4)
OSH 499 - Environmental Health and Safety Capstone Course Internship (3) (may only be taken with permission of the OSH program director)

Bachelor of science in occupational safety and health 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 Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) through a CSP to BS OSH completion program. The student outcomes and educational objectives established for the BS OSH 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 OSH degree completion program. A cumulative GPA of 2.50 or better is required for admission to the CSP to BS OSH degree completion sequence.

Certified safety professionals with a GPA below 2.50 may be admitted to the University under pre-CSP OSH status and change to CSP BS OSH status upon completion of a minimum of 12 credits (applicable to the OSH 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 OSH 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 OSH degree program requirements. In addition, 22 Occupational Safety and Health credits will be granted through a course competency process. This process includes:

Successful completion of the CSP examination
Evidence of a valid, current CSP certification
Registration for competency credits as per the OU Undergraduate Catalog
Registration for approved competency credit courses to include OSH 100 , OSH 225 , OSH 235 , OSH 331 , OSH 332 , OSH 441 , and OSH 442

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

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.