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Environmental Health Science - B.S.E.H.

Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)

Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS	120 hours


I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H
MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E


II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): (CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L)

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): (BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 2107H, BIOL 2107L)


III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): BIOS 2010


IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

Preferred Course(s): COMM 1110 or COMM 2150H

V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Area VI
(BIOL 1108, BIOL 1108L) or (BIOL 2108H, BIOL 2108L)
EHSC 2100 or CBIO 2210-2210L or VPHY 3100 or VPHY 3100E
(CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 1312H, CHEM 1312L)
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L) or (CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L)
PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives)


Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.

Required Courses (36-37 hours)

A grade of C (2.0) or higher is required in all major requirements and electives.

Students must choose one of the following tracks:

    Environmental Health Science Major Track
       OR
    Environmental Health Science Major with Area of Emphasis in Public Health Practitioner (PHP) Track

Environmental Health Science (BSEH) Major Track Requirements

College of Public Health (CPH) Core (9 hours)
EPID 4070 or EPID 4070E or EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E
HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E or HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E
HPRB 3010 or HPRB 3010E or HPRB 7010 or HPRB 7010E
Note: Graduate-level course options are only preferred for Double Dawgs students. Please work with your advisor to choose courses.

EHS Core (16 hours)
EHSC 3060 or EHSC 3060E
EHSC 3910* (3 hours)
EHSC 4080
EHSC 4150
EHSC 4490
EHSC 4910

*EHSC 3910 is required in major required courses. An additional 3 hours may count towards non-EHSC electives. Students may earn up to 9 hours of EHSC 3910, but only 6 hours may count towards graduation.

Note: EHSC 7010 is not a substitute for EHSC 3060 or 3060E for the undergraduate degree.

Science Core (11-12 hours)
(CHEM 2212, CHEM 2212L) or (CHEM 2312H, CHEM 2312L)
MIBO 3500 or MIBO 3500E
PHYS 1112-1112L or PHYS 1212-1212L

Environmental Health Science Major with Area of Emphasis in Public Health Practitioner (PHP) Track Requirements

College of Public Health (CPH) Core (9 hours)
EPID 4070 or EPID 4070E or EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E
HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E or HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E
HPRB 3010 or HPRB 3010E or HPRB 7010 or HPRB 7010E
Note: Graduate-level course options are only preferred for Double Dawgs students. Please work with your advisor to choose courses.

EHS (PHP) Core (16 hours)
EHSC 3060 or EHSC 3060E
EHSC 3910*
EHSC 4080
EHSC 4150
EHSC 4490
EHSC 4910

*EHSC 3910 is required in major required courses. An additional 3 hours may count towards non-EHSC electives. Students may earn up to 9 hours of EHSC 3910, but only 6 hours may count towards graduation.

Public Health Practitioner Core (11 hours)
EHSC 3950
EHSC 4100-4100L
FDST(EHSC)(MIBO) 4320/6320-4320L/6320L
MIBO 3500 or MIBO 3500E

Major Electives (18 hours)

EHSC Major Track must select two (2) EHSC courses (at least 6 hours), excluding EHSC 3700, EHSC 3910, EHSC 4960R, EHSC 4970R, EHSC 4980R, and EHSC 4990R.

Public Health Practitioner Track must select three (3) EHSC courses (at least 9 hours), excluding EHSC 3700, EHSC 3910, EHSC 4960R, EHSC 4970R, EHSC 4980R, and EHSC 4990R.
Only one 3-hour course may be taken from each research area of emphasis (EHSC 3700, EHSC 4960R, EHSC 4970R, EHSC 4980R, or EHSC 4990R). Up to 6 credit hours of research may be used as non-EHSC major electives.

Select the remaining courses from the following list. Other courses may satisfy the requirement, but may be selected only upon the approval of the EHSC academic advisor.

AAEC(FDST) 4051E/6051E	ENVE 4480/6480
AAEC(AFST)(ENVM) 4720	ENVM 3060 or ENVM 3060E
BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E	ENVM(EHSC) 4250/6250
BCMB 4030L	ENVM 4380
BCMB(ENTO)(BTEC) 4200/6200	ENVM 4800/6800
BIOL 3110L	EPID 3100
BIOS 3000	EPID 4200
(CHEM 2300, CHEM 2300L)	(FANR 3800, FANR 3800L)
CHEM 3300	FISH 4500/6500
COMM 3320	GENE 3200-3200D
COMM(HPRB) 4610/6610	GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L
CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930/6930	GEOG 4470/6470-4470L/6470L
CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4931/6931	GEOL 4220/6220
DMAN 3100	GLOB 3100 or GLOB 3100E orGLOB 3200 orGLOB 4960
(ECOL 3500, ECOL 3500L)	HPAM 4100
ECOL(BIOL) 3510	MARS 3000
ECOL 3530	(MARS 3450, MARS 3450L)
ECOL(BIOL) 4150/6150-4150L/6150L	MATH 2200
(ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310/6310, ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310L/6310L)	PATH(PBIO) 3010
EETH 4020/6020	WASR(FORS) 4110/6110-4110L/6110L
EETH 4200/6200	WASR 4400-4400L
(ENTO 3650, ENTO 3650L)	WASR 4500/6500
ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4250/6250

General Electives (5-6 hours)

Any level (5-6 hours)

Note for Double Dawgs students:

If you are pursuing a Double Dawgs program within Environmental Health Sciences (B.S.E.H.) degree and the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), the following courses are typically the graduate-level courses you should consider. Please double check with your advisor for an approved plan.

BIOS 2010 or BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E
EPID 4070 or EPID 4070E or EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E
HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E or HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E
HPRB 3010 or HPRB 3010E or HPRB 7010 or HPRB 7010E

Note: Graduate-level course options are only preferred for Double Dawgs students. Please work with your advisor to choose courses.

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)

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Environmental Health Science - B.S.E.H.

Degree Requirements

I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

Major Requirements