Environmental Health and Safety Major, B.A., B.S.
B.A. and B.S. degrees
Accredited by the National Environmental Health Science & Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC), Environmental Health & Safety is an interdisciplinary major that prepares students through academic coursework, laboratory, and internship experiences for a career in environmental health professions. Graduates of the program will diagnose and investigate health problems and hazards in the community, enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety, monitor the health status of communities, and evaluate effectiveness and quality of environmental community services.
EHAC Accreditation requires broad training in 23 programmatic areas of Environmental Health & Safety, which may include Air Quality Control, Food Protection, Hazardous Materials, and Water Quality, with in-depth training in four of these technical areas. CMU offers in-depth coursework in 10 of the 23 programmatic areas. Interested students should meet with the Environmental Health & Safety Program Director, Dr. Rebecca Uzarski, as early as possible to assist with course scheduling in the four technical areas and to identify the appropriate prerequisite courses related to the student’s choice of technical area.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
All Environmental Health & Safety majors must:
- Complete an Environmental Health & Safety internship (180 hrs),
- Earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7.
Program Requirements
Required Courses I (53 hours)
| BIO 101 | General Biology | 3(2-2) |
| BIO 208 | Microbiology | 4(3-3) |
| BIO 435 | Environmental Toxicology | 3(3-0) |
| BLR 521 | Environmental Law and Policy | 3(3-0) |
| CHM 131 | General Chemistry I | 4(3-3) |
| CHM 132 | General Chemistry II | 4(3-3) |
| CHM 342 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | 4(3-3) |
| ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3(3-0) |
| ENV 310 | Environmental Management and Regulations | 3(3-0) |
| GEL 100 | Introduction to Earth Systems | 3(2-2) |
| HNS 452 | Environmental Health & Safety Internship | 3(Spec) |
| HSC 211 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 3(3-0) |
| HSC 352 | Environmental Health | 3(3-0) |
| HSC 404 | Epidemiology | 3(3-0) |
| PHY 130QR | College Physics I | 4(4-0) |
| STA 282QR | Introduction to Statistics | 3(3-0) |
Required Courses II (4 hours)
Select one of the following in consultation with an advisor as it relates to the Technical area:
Required Courses III (10-12 hours)
To complete training in four technical areas, select a minimum of 10 hours in consultation with an advisor:
| BIO 334/GEO 334 | Soil Science | 3(2-2) |
| BIO 365 | Environmental Contaminants | 3(3-0) |
| GEL 380WI | Hydrogeology | 4(3-3) |
| GEO 203QR | Introduction to Geographic Information Science | 3(2-2) |
| HNS 425 | Hazardous Materials Technology | 3(3-0) |
| HSC 317 | Community Health | 3(3-0) |
| HSC 505 | Work Injury Prevention | 3(3-0) |
| HSC 454 | International Health Systems, Organizations and Policy | 3(3-0) |
| IET 327 | Industrial Safety | 3(3-0) |
Total: 67-69 semester hours