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Environmental Health and Safety - A.A.S. Program Requirements


Type Legend: KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts; KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences

Please read the section in the University Catalog on Kent Core requirements.

I. DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 credit)
Type Course Title Credits
  US 10097 Destination Kent State: First Year Experience 1
II. MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (16 credits)  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
  EVHS 10001 Introduction to Environmental Technology I 3
    10004 Toxicology 3
    10010 Industrial Hygiene I 4
  PH 10001 Introduction to Public Health 3
    30007 Prevention and Control of Diseases 3
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (33 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
KBS BSCI 10110 Biological Diversity 4
KBS   10120 Biological Foundations 4
KAD CHEM 10050 Fundamentals of Chemistry 3
KBS   10052 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 2
  COMT 11000 Introduction to Computer Systems 3
KSS

KBS
 GEOG


 17063

21062
 World Geography (3)
or
Physical Geography (3)
 3
KBS GEOL 21062 Environmental Geology 3
KBS MATH 11009 Modeling Algebra 4
  Kent Core Composition 3
  Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts 3
IV. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15-18 credits) 
  Environmental Safety and Security (18)
  Environmental Technology (15-16)
  Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene (16)
MINIMUM TOTAL
64-67

 

Environmental Safety and Security Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Choose from the following: 18
  EVHS 20001 Environmental Law (3)  
    20004 Environmental Health and Safety I (3)  
    20006 Fire Prevention and Control (3)  
    20008 Environmental Safety Administration (3)  
    20020 Hazard Waste Operations and Emergency Response (4)  
    20092 Environmental Technology Internship I (3)  
    22095 Special Topics in Environmental Technology (3)  
  120-Hour Firefighter State Certificate (4) *  
  240-Hour  Firefighter State Certificate (8) *  
  Ohio Peace Office Training Academy Certification (18) *  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 18

* Credit for certification will be awarded after successful completion of all program coursework (49 hours).

 

Environmental Technology Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15-16 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  EVHS 20001 Environmental Law 3
    20008 Environmental Safety Administration 3
    20092 Environmental Technology Internship I 3
    21092 Environmental Technology Internship II 3
  Choose from the following: 3-4
  EVHS 20002 Environmental Issues II (3)  
    20006 Fire Prevention and Control (3)  
    20020 Hazard Waste Operations and Emergency Response (4)  
    21010 Industrial Hygiene II (4)  
    22095 Special Topics in Environmental Technology (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 15-16

 

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (16 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  EVHS 21010 Industrial Hygiene II 4
    20092 Environmental Technology Internship I 3
  PH 10002 Introduction to Global Health 3
    20005 Social and Behavioral Science Theories in Public Health 3
    30004 Public Health Research 3
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL
 16