Environmental Health and Safety Minor

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A minor in Environmental Health and Safety is available to complement other majors in the School of Health Sciences and in other programs, such as human resource development, engineering, biology or chemistry. A minimum of 26 credit hours is required for a minor in Environmental Health and Safety.

Requirements for the environmental health and safety minor

EHS 1000 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety (1) or EHS 1150 Environmental Health and Safety at Work (2)
EHS 2250 - Environmental Health and Safety Training Methods (3)
EHS 2350 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards (3)
EHS 3300 - Safety and Health Administration and Programs (3)
EHS 3350 - Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene (3)
EHS 3380 - Environmental Health and Safety Engineering and Technology (3)
EHS 4410 - Accident/Incident Investigation and Analysis (3)
EHS 4440 - Environmental Standards (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 EHS 4950 - Environmental Health and Safety Capstone Course Internship (4).

Grade point policy

Environmental Health and Safety minors must achieve minimum course grades of C+ in all required EHS courses. If a student earns a final course grade below the minimum, they should meet with their academic adviser and must repeat the course in which the unsatisfactory grade was earned.