Undergraduate Program in Industrial Health and Safety
Degree Requirements
For the B.S. degree in Industrial Health and Safety, a minimum of 129 credits is required.
- General Education: 45 credits
- (24 of these 45 credits are included in the REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
- (See description of General Education in front of Bulletin.)
- First Year Seminar:
- (Included in REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
- United States Cultures and International Cultures
- (Included in GENERAL EDUCATION course selection)
- Writing Across the Curriculum
- (Included in REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)
- Requirements for the Major: 108 credits
- (This includes 24 credits of General Education courses: 6 credits of GWS courses; 6 credits of GQ courses; 9 credits of GN courses; and 3 credits of GS courses.)
- Prescribed Courses: 86 credits
- BIOL 141 GN(3)*, BIOL 142(1), CHEM 110 GN(3)*, CHEM 111 GN(1)*, CHEM 202(3), CMPSC 203 GQ(4), EM SC 100S GWS(3)*+, MATH 140 GQ(4), MATH 141 GQ(4), PSYCH 100 GS(3) (Sem: 1-2)
- E MCH 210(5), E MCH 212(3), MGMT 100(3), PHYS 211 GN(4), PHYS 212 GN(4) (Sem: 3-4)
- I E 327(3), I H S 400(3)*, I H S 410(3), I H S 420(3), I H S 447(4), I H S 430(3)*, I H S 440(3), I H S 445(3) (Sem: 5-6)
- I H S 450(3), I H S 470(3), I H S 490(1), I H S 495W(6) (Sem: 7-8)
- * A student enrolled in this major must receive a grade of C or better, as specified in Senate Policy 82-44.
- + The following substitutions are allowed for students attending campuses where the indicated course is not offered: CAS 100 GWS or ENGL 202C GWS can be substituted for EM SC 100S GWS.
- Additional Courses: 7 credits
- ENGL 015 GWS(3) or ENGL 030 GWS(3) (Sem: 1-2)
- SCM 200(4) or STAT 200 GQ(4) (Sem: 3-4)
- Supporting Courses and Related Areas: 15 credits
- Select 3 credits from the I H S course list of industrial or manufacturing processes (Sem: 5-6)
- Select 12 credits from the I H S-approved list, in consultation with adviser, supportive of the student's interests. (Students may apply 6 credits of ROTC.) (Sem: 7-8)
ABET Accreditation
The B.S. program in Industrial Health and Safety is accredited by the Applied Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012; telephone: 410-347-7700.