Environmental Health and Safety: Science, B.S.

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Curriculum Guide

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 100 - Ideas and Their Expression I 3 Credit(s)
MATH 111 - College Algebra and Trigonometry 4 Credit(s) (MLAR)
CHEM 106 - General Chemistry VI 3 Credit(s) (SR) or
CHEM 116 - General Chemistry VI Laboratory 1 Credit(s) (SR)
FRST 101 - College Success 1 Credit(s) (SS)
Global Awareness (GA) Elective 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester

ENGL 101 - Ideas and Their Expression II 3 Credit(s) (WC)
EHS 101 - Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health 3 Credit(s)
MATH 112 - Calculus for Business and Technology 4 Credit(s) (MLAR)
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry VII 3 Credit(s) (SR) or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry VII Laboratory 1 Credit(s) (SR)
BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit(s) (S) (SR)

Semester Total: 18

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 Credit(s) * (SBS)
PHYS 225 - College Physics I 3 Credit(s) (SR) or
PHYS 235 - College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit(s) (SR)
EHS 220 - Safety and Security Management 3 Credit(s)
Technical elective 4 Credit(s) **
EHS 211 - Environmental Risk Assessment 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 17

Second Semester

PHYS 226 - College Physics II 3 Credit(s) (SR) or
PHYS 236 - College Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit(s) (SR)
ENVS 210 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit(s)
EHS 212 - Accident Investigation Analysis and Records 3 Credit(s)
Knowledge of African American Culture and History (AA) Elective 3 Credit(s) * (S)
SPCH 250 - Speech Fundamentals 3 Credit(s) (HFA)

Semester Total: 16

Junior Year

First Semester

Technical Elective 3 Credit(s) ** (S)
WMI 417 - Environmental Ethics & Philosophy 2 Credit(s)
EHS 311 - Hazardous Materials for the Safety Professional 3 Credit(s)
EHS 313 - Industrial Hygiene 4 Credit(s)
PSYC 273 - Industrial Psychology (formerly PSYC 445) 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester

MGMT 303 - Legal Environment of Business 3 Credit(s)
ECON 206 - Statistics for Decision Making 3 Credit(s)
EHS 394 - Environmental Health 3 Credit(s)
EHS 315 - Environmental and Occupational Toxicology 3 Credit(s)
CM 320 - Construction Safety 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

EHS 433 - Human Factors 3 Credit(s)
EHS 469 - Environmental Management 3 Credit(s)
EHS 498 - Industrial Experience 3 Credit(s)
EHS 457 - Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 12

Second Semester

EHS 415 - Standards and Regulations in Environmental Health and Safety 3 Credit(s)
EHS 432 - Design of Engineering Hazard Controls 3 Credit(s)
EHS 436 - Environmental Wastewater Treatment 3 Credit(s)
Technical Elective 3 Credit(s) **

Semester Total: 12

Total Credit Hours: 120

*General Education Requirements from Approved List: 3 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA), 3 hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBs), 3 hours of African American Cultures and 3 hours of Global Awareness. These will be selected from four different pools.**Electives to be approved at program level