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).

Major Requirements

The major requires 76 hours as follows:

BIOL 293 - Human Physiology for Health Science Majors Credits: 4
BIOL 313 - Microbiology in Health and Nutrition Credits: (3)
CHEM 139 - General Chemistry I Credits: (4)
CHEM 140 - Advanced General Chemistry Credits: (4)
CHEM 330 - Aquatic Chemistry (Lecture 3; Lab 1) Credits: (Lecture 3; Lab 1)
ENVH 230 - Introduction to Environmental Health Science Credits: (3)
ENVH 310 - Water Quality Control Credits: (3)
ENVH 311 - Water Quality Control Laboratory Credits: (1)
ENVH 330 - Food Protection and Sanitation Credits: (3)
ENVH 331 - Food Protection and Sanitation Laboratory Credits: (1)
ENVH 375 - Environmental Toxicology Credits: (3)
ENVH 430 - Arthropod Vectors and Public Health Pests Credits: (3)
ENVH 431 - Arthropod Vectors and Public Health Pests Laboratory Credits: (1)
ENVH 440 - Air Quality Control Credits: (3)
ENVH 450 - Quantitative Air Analysis Credits: (2)
ENVH 457 - Industrial Hygiene Credits: (3)
ENVH 458 - Environmental Regulation and Law Credits: (3)
ENVH 460 - Senior Seminar in Environmental Health Credits: (1)
ENVH 470 - Principles of Epidemiology Credits: (3)
ENVH 483 - Environmental Health Internship Credits: (3, R6)
MATH 146 - Precalculus Credits: (4)
MATH 170 - Applied Statistics Credits: (3)
PHYS 130 - Introductory Physics I Credits: (4)
Total 66 hours

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.