Safety, Health, Environmental Management: Industrial Environmental Health and Safety Specialty

Foundations

Foundations courses provide the footing for the remainder of the Associates Degree and beyond.  They provide the knowledge and skills upon which other courses will build.  Whether attending full or part time, plan to complete most if not all of Foundations prior to taking courses under Knowledge Building or Preparing for Completion.

• PSYC 1300 - Learning Framework
     Click to view/hide options.  Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 1332 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 OR other college level MATH course.
• OSHT 1405 - OSHA Regulations - Construction Industry Credit Hours: 4
• OSHT 2309 - Safety Program Management Credit Hours: 3
• BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3 OR ITSC 1301  OR POFI 1301  
• BMGT 1327 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3 OR CNBT 2342  

Knowledge Building

Knowledge Building courses expand upon foundational learning and develop skills at a deeper level.  It is recommended that students complete these courses prior to moving forward to Preparing for Completion.

• OSHT 2410 - Principles of Safety Engineering Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 1305 - Introductory Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 1105 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• EPCT 1311 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
• SHEM Program Elective: Select from the SHEM Electives list below.  Credit Hours: 3
• EPCT 1441 - Principles of Industrial Hygiene Credit Hours: 4

Preparing for Completion

These courses provide capstone knowledge and skills, which prepares students for their next steps.   Before beginning the third set of courses in this pathway, complete the Application for Graduation.  You should also meet with your coach/advisor to begin preparing applications for transfer.

• Elective: Language/Philosophy/Culture OR Creative Arts
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• EPCT 1305 - Environmental Regulations Overview Credit Hours: 3
• OSHT 2320 - Safety Training Techniques Credit Hours: 3 OR ENER 1340 Employee Success in Industry  
• OSHT 2401 - OSHA Regulations - General Industry Credit Hours: 4
• SHEM Program Elective: Select from the SHEM Electives list below.  Credit Hours: 3
• EPCT 2431 - Industrial Hygiene Applications Credit Hours: 4

Enhanced Skills Certificate: Safety, Health, and Environmental Management: 7 Credit Hours

An Enhanced Skills Certificate is an optional certificate associated with an AAS degree program that is intended to provide advanced skills, identified by business and industry, which are not part of the degree. ESCs are awarded concurrently with a degree but may not be considered to be an intrinsic part of the degree.

• PTAC 1302 - Introduction to Process Technology Credit Hours: 3
• PTAC 1410 - Process Technology I- Equipment Credit Hours: 4

Certificates and Occupational Skills Awards

Students pursuing Certificates and/or Occupational Skills Awards in Safety, Health, Environmental Management should follow the following pathways.  All courses are later applicable to an Associate of Applied Science degree in the Industrial Environmental Health and Safety Specialty.