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ARCHIVED 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Health, B.S.


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Declaration of a major in Environmental Health does not guarantee admission into the program. Students are eligible to apply for admission when they have attained an overall 2.5 GPA, and have completed or enrolled in ENVH 230 or ENVH 210. Students must maintain an overall 2.5 GPA in order to remain in the program. Transfer students will be admitted with provisional status for one semester. In addition, students are expected to adhere to the technical and professional standards of the program. For the most up to date information regarding these standards, program suspension, and termination, refer to the Environmental Health Program website linked from the School of Health Sciences. The program is nationally accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC).

 

 

Additional Requirements


Designated Electives (Emphasis) (10 hours) in such areas as environmental health (ENVH), chemistry (CHEM), environmental science (ES), natural resources management (NRM), biology (BIOL), geology (GEOL) and foreign language are required. The area of emphasis will be chosen in conjunction with the student’s advisor. Six (6) or more of the emphasis hours must come from 300 or 400 level courses.

 

General Electives


General electives (8 hours) are required to complete the program.

Total Hours: 126

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/4636.asp to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.

Admission Information


Declaration of a major in environmental health does not guarantee admission to the program. Students are eligible to apply for admission when they have attained an overall 2.5 GPA, have completed 35 credit hours, and in addition, have completed ENVH 230 or ENVH 210 (or be enrolled in ENVH 230 or ENVH 210). Students must maintain an overall 2.5 GPA each semester after admission in order to remain in the program.

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