Recommended Course Sequence - AAS in Safety, Health, Environmental Management: Industrial Environmental Health and Safety Specialty

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Salaries for site safety technicians can range from the $20K to $100K for positions ranging from technicians to senior vice presidents.

The field is very diverse with positions as safety technicians in chemical plants, oil and gas, transportation, fire safety, manufacturing, and more. Environmental technicians also are in demand for projects in waste management, real estate inspection and evaluation, site remediation and monitoring and more.

Year 1 Fall

EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework Credit Hours: 3 OR PSYC 1300 Learning Framework
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
OSHT 1405 - OSHA Regulations - Construction Industry Credit Hours: 4
OSHT 2309 - Safety Program Management Credit Hours: 3

Year 1 Spring

OSHT 2401 - OSHA Regulations - General Industry Credit Hours: 4
BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3 OR ITSC 1301 OR POFI 1301
OSHT 2410 - Principles of Safety Engineering Credit Hours: 4
SHEM Program Elective. Credit Hours: 3

Year 1 Summer

MATH 1332 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 OR Other College Level Math.
CHEM 1305 - Introductory Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1105 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Year 2 Fall

EPCT 1305 - Environmental Regulations Overview Credit Hours: 3
EPCT 1441 - Principles of Industrial Hygiene Credit Hours: 4
BMGT 1327 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
OSHT 2320 - Safety Training Techniques Credit Hours: 3 OR ENER 1340 Employee Success in Industry

Year 2 Spring

EPCT 1311 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
EPCT 2431 - Industrial Hygiene Applications Credit Hours: 4
SHEM Program Elective. Credit Hours: 3
Elective: Language/Philosophy/Culture OR Creative Arts
Click to view/hide options. Credit Hours: 3