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
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- Location:
- East Liverpool Campus
- Trumbull Campus
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*
Calibration technologists and technicians and engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other
- 2.1% slower than the average
- 91,600 number of jobs
- $64,190 potential earnings
Environmental engineering technologists and technicians
- 7.5% faster than the average
- 18,500 number of jobs
- $51,630 potential earnings
Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
- 8.4% much faster than the average
- 34,700 number of jobs
- $46,850 potential earnings
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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 the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
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 |
|---|
BSCI 10001
| HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS)
or BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB) | 3 |
EVHS 10001
| ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY I
or 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
| FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY (KBS)
or MOLECULES OF LIFE (KBS) | 3 |
ESCI 11040
| HOW THE EARTH WORKS (KBS)
or EARTH AND LIFE THROUGH TIME (KBS)
or 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 |
| 1 |
| |
| 15 |
| 60 |
| |
Kent Core Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge required of an environmental technologist.
- Understand core concepts in select biological and chemical sciences.
- Master the basic skills necessary for environmental investigation and be knowledgeable in designing, collecting data and analyzing results of investigations.
- Use oral and written expression to clearly communicate technical concepts.
- Grow in intellectual ability, enhance problem-solving knowledge and attain higher level reasoning skills for advanced study or work in the environmental sciences.
