Environmental Health and Safety Major, BS, EH02

Fast Track Eligible Major Code: EH02 Bachelor of Science Summary Degree Requirements

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 32 Hours

Area 1A 6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
Area 1B 3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
Area 2A 6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
Area 2B 3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
Area 3 7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - met by required BIO, CHEM and/or PHYS courses
Area 4 3 hours Mathematics - met by required MATH course
Area 5A 6 hours Humanities - see below for options
Area 5B 3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
Area 5C 3 hours Global Competencies - see below for options
Area 5D 2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Science and Math: 29-33 Hours

Choose One: 4 Hours

BIO 0101 - General Biology 4
BIO 0108 - Principles of Biology I 3 AND BIO 0109 Principles of Biology I Lab 1
BIO 0121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4

Choose One: 3-5 Hours

Choose One: 3-4 Hours

Choose One: 4-5 Hours

On Campus Track Hours: 44

EH Semester Block 1 (Fall Even): 10 Hours

EH Semester Block 2 (Spring Odd): 12 Hours

EH Semester Block 3 (Fall Odd): 11 Hours

EH Semester Block 4 (Spring Even): 9 Hours

Field Experience, any semester: 2 Hours

EH 0495 - Field Experience in EH&S 1-4

Electives: 10-14 Hours

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

Electives courses should complement the needs of an EHS professional or graduate school. See your EHS advisor for suggestions on elective courses.

Total Hours: 120

Required Biology, Chemistry and Math courses fulfill 10 hours of General Education Core Requirements in Areas 3A, 3B and 4.

Institutional requirement UE 0100 may also be met by HNRS 0101 (2 credit hours).

EH 0370 and EH 0380 are taught each fall and spring semester, either on campus and/or via distance learning. EH 0370 is taught each summer semester via distance learning.

Basic Science and Math Requirements - minimum hours include:

• Biology with laboratory - at least 3 semester hours, 5 quarter hours.

• Microbiology with laboratory at least 3 semester hours, 5 quarter hours

• General Chemistry with laboratories - at least a total of 6 semester hours or 10 quarter hours

• Organic Chemistry with laboratory - at least a total of 3 semester hours or 5 quarter hours.

• Physics - at least 3 semester hours or 5 quarter hours.

• Additional Basic Science - (at least 6 semester hours or 10 quarter hours), basic sciences must total at least 24 hours

• College Algebra (at least 3 hours or 5 quarter hours) or higher level

Note this list of basic science and math courses is subject to periodic change by EHAC.

Students are required to earn a grade of “C” or better in all EH prefix courses.