About This Program

The Associate of Applied Science degree in Environmental Health and Safety provides students with the knowledge to work in a number of career areas in business and industry.

Contact Information

• College of Applied and Technical Studies:cats@kent.edu| 330-672-2864
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  • East Liverpool Campus
  • Trumbull Campus
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Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • East Liverpool Campus
  • Trumbull Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*

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Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.

For more information on admissions, contact theRegional Campuses admissions offices.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Graduation Requirements

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid

Semester One		Credits
BSCI 10001 或BSCI 10110	HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) 或BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB)	3
EVHS 10001 或PH 10001	ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY I 或INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH	3
EVHS 10004	TOXICOLOGY	3
IT 11000	INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS	3
UC 10001	FLASHES 101	1
Kent Core Requirement		3
	Credit Hours	16
Semester Two
EVHS 10010	INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE I	4
GEOG 17063	WORLD GEOGRAPHY (DIVG) (KSS)	3
MATH 10041	INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS (KMCR)	4
EVHS 20001	ENVIRONMENTAL LAW	3
Kent Core Requirement		3
	Credit Hours	17
Semester Three
BSCI 10120	BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB)	4
CHEM 10050 或CHEM 10055	FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS) 或MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS)	3
ESCI 11040 或ESCI 11042 或ESCI 21062	HOW THE EARTH WORKS (KBS) 或EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME (KBS) 或ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (KBS)	3
EVHS 20004	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY I	3
EVHS 20008	ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY ADMINISTRATION	3
	Credit Hours	16
Semester Four
EVHS 20092	ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIP I (ELR)	3
PH 30007	PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASES	3
Major Electives		6
	Credit Hours	12
	Minimum Total Credit Hours:	61

University Requirements

All students in an applied or technical associate degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.

NOTE:University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements, please see Program Requirements for details.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
闪光101 (UC 10001)		1
Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
Kent Core (see table below)		15
Total Credit Hour Requirement		60
Some associate degrees require students to complete more than 60 credit hours.

Kent Core Requirements

Bachelor's Requirements

Requirement	Credits/Courses
Kent Core Composition (KCMP)	3
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR)	3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA)	3
Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS)	3
Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB)	3
Total Credit Hours:	15

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Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge required of an environmental technologist.
2. Understand core concepts in select biological and chemical sciences.
3. Master the basic skills necessary for environmental investigation and be knowledgeable in designing, collecting data and analyzing results of investigations.
4. Use oral and written expression to clearly communicate technical concepts.
5. Grow in intellectual ability, enhance problem-solving knowledge and attain higher level reasoning skills for advanced study or work in the environmental sciences.