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Industrial Health and Safety: Associate in Science

Program Requirements

*Any course listed below may be used as a substitute for any Industrial Health & Safety major program requirement of equal or less unit value listed in current and prior catalogs. Substantial program changes have been submitted to the state for approval to include the most relevant courses and pre-existing courses have been inactivated or will not be made readily available for students to complete. IES 1532 Industrial Health & Safety Compliance; IES 15562 Respiratory Protection for Hazardous Materials Handling & Permit Required Confined Spaces; IES 2058 Occupational Safety & Health Standards & OSHA 30 Hour Construction Industry Training Program; IES 2061 Occupational Safety and Health Standards & OSHA 30 hour General Industry Training Program; IES 2065 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards; ENER 1503 Environmental Awareness & Regulatory Compliance (* See Office of Instruction Memo 12/01/2017)

Required Courses

IES 1050Hazardous Materials

1.50 Credits(s)

IES 1052Respiratory Protection

1.25 Credits(s)

IES 1054Permit-Required Confined Space

1.25 Credits(s)

IES 1058Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

1.50 Credits(s)

IES 1061Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

1.50 Credits(s)

IES 1100Basic Employee Safety for General Industry

0.25 Credits(s)

IES 1104Supervisor Safety Training

0.25 Credits(s)

IES 1116Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training

2.00 Credits(s)

IES 1500Occupational Safety and Health Compliance

3.00 Credits(s)

COSC 1703Introduction to Spreadsheets - Microsoft Excel

1.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1530Conflict Resolution

0.50 Credits(s)

MGMT 1540Managing Organizational Change

0.50 Credits(s)

BUSN 1510Business Communication

3.00 Credits(s)

 

BUSN 1560Business Capstone

3.00 Credits(s)

OR

MGMT 1560Management Capstone

1.00-3.00 Credits(s)

 

Electives*

5

Total Credit Hours:25

COSC 1703: Note: Previous versions of required computer courses taken within four (4) years of certificate completion will be accepted.

*Elective Courses to be selected from the following:

ENER 1025Oil and Gas Laws and Regulations

1.00 Credits(s)

IES 1053Principles of Ergonomics

1.00 Credits(s)

IES 1055Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics

1.25 Credits(s)

IES 1056Electrical Standards

1.25 Credits(s)

IES 1059Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry

1.50 Credits(s)

IES 1065Machinery and Machine Guarding

1.50 Credits(s)

IES 1067Guide to Industrial Hygiene

1.50 Credits(s)

IES 1106Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) First Responder Awareness

0.25 Credits(s)

IES 1107Medic First Aid Training/CPR

0.25 Credits(s)

IES 1108Hazardous Waste Operations Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Annual Refresher

0.25 Credits(s)

IES 1112Forklift Training for Operators

0.25 Credits(s)

IES 1114Confined Space Entrant, Attendant, Supervisor Awareness and Rescue

0.50 Credits(s)

IES 1119Defensive Driving Course

0.25 Credits(s)

IES 1125Passport and Medic First Aid Refresher

0.25 Credits(s)

MGMT 1500Introduction to Human Resources Management

3.00 Credits(s)

Required General Education (GE) courses for this major:

Natural Science: 4

BIOL 1513Introduction to Environmental Studies with Lab

4.00 Credits(s)

Social and Behavioral Science: 3

PSYC 1500Introduction to Psychology

3.00 Credits(s)

OR

SOC 1510Introduction to Sociology

3.00 Credits(s)

Other GE Requirements:

Humanities: 3

Any Course

3

English Composition: 3

ENGL 1500Composition and Reading

3.00 Credits(s)

Communication and Analytical Thinking 3

Competency and Local Requirements:

MATH 1060Intermediate Algebra

4.00 Credits(s)

Health Education 3

American History and Institutions 3

Information Competency 1

Electives: (degree applicable units to be selected based on interest of student) 8

Recommended Elective:

PSYC 2200Elementary Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

4.00 Credits(s)

Total Credit Hours: 60