One-Year Certificate
Catalog Year 2017-2018
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Students may earn a certificate in Sustainability, Health and Safety. The curriculum is suitable for people now working in industry in the areas of sustainability, environmental management or occupational safety and health, or anyone interested in entering
this field. Students may find this option a beginning point for the associate degree program.
Program Outcomes
At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:
- Implement applicable environmental, health and safety regulations and procedures in accordance with the regulatory requirements in 29, 40 and 49CFR
- Describe steps you would take to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control environmental hazards in the workplace and community
- Describe steps you would take to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control health and safety hazards in the workplace
- Explain how to characterize, handle, document and prepare hazardous materials and waste for analysis and shipment
Note: A grade of "C" or better is required for all Sustainability, Health and Safety core courses (SHS and ESR).
Basic Course Requirements
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits
|
CIS120L |
Computer Concepts Lab I 1 |
1
|
CH104 |
General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I |
5
|
CH170 |
Environmental Chemistry |
4
|
ESR281 |
Elements of Industrial Hygiene |
3
|
MTH095 |
Intermediate Algebra with Right-Triangle Trigonometry or
MTH111 Pre-Calculus I: Elementary Functions2 |
5
|
SHS100 |
Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety |
2
|
SHS101 |
Environmental Health and Safety Regulations I |
3
|
SHS171 |
Environmental Science I: Chemistry of Hazardous Materials |
3
|
SHS201 |
Environmental Health and Safety Regulations II |
3
|
WR121 |
English Composition |
4
|
|
Human Relations requirement‡ |
3
|
In addition to basic course requirements above, add: |
Safety and Regulations Electives
(3 courses required)
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits |
ESR285 |
Safety and Health Standards and Laws |
3
|
SHS221 |
Environmental Safety I: Emergency Response Planning |
4
|
SHS222 |
Environmental Safety II: Environmental Auditing |
4
|
SHS225 |
Human & Environmental Toxicology |
3
|
Sustainability Electives
(4 courses required)
Course Number
|
Course Title
|
Credits
|
ESR231 |
Energy Management I |
3
|
ESR232 |
Energy Management II |
3
|
ESR271 |
Environmental Science II: Introduction to Environmental Engineering |
4
|
SHS143 |
Environmental Science Lab I: EPA Methodology Labs and Sampling |
3
|
SHS230 |
Sustainable Business Practice |
3
|
SHS243 |
Environmental Science Lab II: Introduction to Instrumental Analysis |
4
|
Total Credits 58-61
|
1 Higher level Math or Computer Science course may be substituted.
2 A College Placement Test (CPT) score does not fulfill this requirement. Students must successfully complete the required mathematics course (or higher.)
‡ See
Associate of Applied Science degree requirements.