Mar 28, 2024  
2014-15 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-15 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Environmental, Health and Safety Management Major B.S. - Major Code 8300 (8301/8302/8303)


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This Bachelor of Science degree program is designed to prepare people for careers in a variety of environmental, health and safety related fields including government, industrial and privately owned companies. This interdisciplinary degree is a 54 semester hour major/minor program. Students may elect to pursue either the Environmental or Safety Management options that both require a minor, but the major/minor is normally recommended. This program is designed to familiarize the student with state and federal environmental and occupational safety and health regulations. Emphasis is placed on management skills necessary to ensure compliance, provide employee training, and to promote continuous improvement through innovation to reduce waste generation and eliminate or minimize exposures to create safer and healthier workplaces and environments. An internship is available for those who qualify that offers on-the-job training. Those who wish to work for governmental agencies such OSHA, EPA, and the NRC or allied health related fields will need to take additional appropriate science and mathematics courses.  Students in the Environmental, Health and Safety major must complete CHEM 1123, CHEM 1131, General Chemistry 1 Lecture and Lab and BADM 3933, Business Statistics as part of the General Education requirements.

General Education Requirements


A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years.  For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements.  However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements.  Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information.  Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work.  See General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees  for more information.

Select one of the following


Students must either select a major/minor (Environmental Health/Safety Management) or select one of two options (Environmental Health or Safety Management).  Students selecting one of the options must also complete a minor of 18 hours. 

Environmental Management Emphasis - 12 hours (8302)


Environmental Management Emphasis (Minor Required)

Safety Management Emphasis - 12 hours (8303)


Safety Management Emphasis (Minor Required)

Minor -18 hours


A minor is required for the Environmental Management Emphasis and the Safety Management Emphasis.

*Minor is determined by consultation with a faculty advisor and/or department chair.

Policies of the College of Business and Technology


The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply: Entrance Requirements, Minimum Grade Requirements, Experiential Credit Limitation, Transfer Credit Limitation, English Proficiency, Upper Division Credit, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Residency.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT: Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES: At least 40 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for the BBA and BT degrees and 55 semester credit hours in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS degrees.  Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated with a “#” after the course title.
RESIDENCY: At least 18 hours or one-half of the major, whichever is greater, must be taken in residency.

Suggested Course Sequence–Environmental Health and Safty Management


 

 

First Year-Fall Semester

First Year-Spring Semester

University Studies: UNIV 1002- University Strategies

Communications: ENGL 1213-Freshman Comp II

Communications: ENGL 1113-Freshman Comp I

Global Perspectives (3 of 6 hours required) One course from two different categories or two of same foreign language)

Communications: (Select 1)

COMM 1113, 2212, 3223, 3303

Life Skills: (Select 1)

H ED 1113-Personal Health or NUTR 1653- Nutrition

Social Sciences (3 of 6 Hours Required): (Select 1)

POLS 1113  And HIST 1483 or HIST 1493

Natural Sciences: (3-4 hours)

BIOL 1114, 1113, 1111

Quantitative Analysis:

MATH 1513-College Algebra

Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)

Global Perspectives: (3 of 6 hours required) One course from two different categories or two of same foreign language)

 

Total Hours 16-17

Total Hours 15-16

Second Year-Fall Semester

Second Year-Spring Semester

Physical Sciences: : (4 hours)

CHEM 1123 & CHEM 1131

University Studies: UNIV 2091-Gen Ed Capstone

Humanities: (Select 1)

HIST 1113, HUM 2113, PHIL 1013, ENGL 2113

Humanities: (Select 1)

HUM 2333, MUS 2543, 2863, THTR 2763, 2843 

Life Skills: (Select 1)

FIN 2213, HFS 1103, HFS 3113, PSYC 1003, CS 1003, IS 1003 HED 2212, EDUC 4823, PED 4714, or LIBM 4611)

Social Sciences (3 Hours)

 

Social & Behavioral Sciences (3 Hours)

MATH 3513 Statistical Methods

SAFM 3403

ENVM 3023

 

 

Free Elective (3 Hours)

 

 

Total Hours 14-18

Total Hours 16

Third Year-Fall Semester

Third Year-Spring Semester

 

ENVM 3033

ENVM 3053

 

ENVM 3043

Major/Minor Elective

 

SAFM 3413

SAFM 4513

 

SAFM 3423

Major/Minor Elective

 

Free Elective (3 Hours)

Minor Course

 

 

 

 

Total Hours 15

Total Hours 15

 

 

 

Fourth Year-Fall Semester

 

 

Fourth Year-Spring Semester

 

ENVM 4033

ENVM 4043

 

TECH 3503

Minor Course

 

TECH 4043

Minor Course

 

Free Electives (6 Hours)

Minor Course

 

 

Free Elective (3 Hours)

 

 

 

 

Total Hours 15

Total Hours 15

 

 

 

Total Hours in Course Sequence  = 124

 

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