Environmental Health & Safety

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.

Requirements for the Environmental Health and Safety minor

• course Healthy Workplace: Protecting People and the Environment (3)

  • In lieu of course (3), students may substitute course (1) or course (2)

• course Environmental Health and Safety Training Methods (3)

• course Occupational Safety and Health Standards (3)

• course Safety and Health Administration and Programs (3)

• course Environmental Health and Safety Engineering and Technology (3)

• course Fundamentals of Occupational Hygiene (3)

• course Accident/Incident Investigation and Analysis (3)

• course Environmental Standards (3)

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 C+, they should meet with their Academic Adviser and must repeat the course in which the unsatisfactory grade was earned.   

Applicable Majors

All Majors can declare this Minor.