Environmental Health and Safety Minor

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 24 credit hours is required for a minor in Environmental Health and Safety.

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the environmental health and safety minor

EHS 1100 - Healthy Workplace: Protecting People and the Environment (3)
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 3380 - Environmental Health and Safety Engineering and Technology (3)
EHS 4100 - Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene (3)
EHS 4410 - Accident/Incident Investigation and Analysis (3)
EHS 4440 - Environmental Standards (3)
*In lieu of EHS 1100 (3), students may substitute EHS 1000 (1) or EHS 1150 (2)

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.