Students are no longer being admitted into this concentration. Interested students should visit the Major in Environmental Public Health.
Effective Fall 2022
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | 3 | |
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| ERHS 220 | Introduction to Environmental Public Health (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| LIFE 102 | Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | 4 |
| MIP 260 | The World of Parasites | 3 | |
| VMBS 100 | Introduction to Biomedical Sciences Major | 2 | |
| Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following: | 3-4 | ||
| College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Analytic Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Calculus for Biological Scientists I (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||
| Total Credits | 27-28 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| ERHS 230 | Environmental Health Field Methods | 3 | |
| MIP 300 | General Microbiology | 3 | |
| MIP 302 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 4 | ||
| Principles of Human Physiology | |||
| Fundamentals of Physiology | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 5 | ||
| General Physics I (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | |||
| Select one group from the following: | 8 | ||
| Group A | |||
| Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | |||
| Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | |||
| Environmental Chemistry Environmental Contaminants | |||
| Group B | |||
| Modern Organic Chemistry I | |||
| Modern Organic Chemistry II | |||
| Modern Organic Chemistry Laboratory | |||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 31 | ||
| Junior | |||
| BC 351 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 | |
| ERHS 320 | Environmental Health--Water Quality | 4A | 3 |
| ERHS 332 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 | |
| ERHS 350 | Principles of Occupational Safety and Health | 3 | |
| ERHS 479 | Environmental Health Practice | 4C | 1 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Food Safety | |||
| Food Microbiology | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Senior | |||
| ERHS 410 | Environmental Health-Air and Waste Management | 4B | 3 |
| ERHS 430 | Human Disease and the Environment | 3 | |
| ERHS 446 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 | |
| ERHS 450 | Introduction to Radiation Biology | 3 | |
| ERHS 487 | Internship-Environmental Health | 4C | 4 |
| Program Electives1 | 5 | ||
| 1C | 1C | 3 | |
| Electives2 | 8-9 | ||
| Total Credits | 32-33 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
- 1
Must be related to major and approved by an ERHS key advisor.
- 2
Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
TO Declare Major: competitive entry controls required and capped enrollment in place. Please contact Director of Student Success in the CVMBS Student Success Center for more information.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 1 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 | ||
| LIFE 102 | Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| VMBS 100 | Introduction to Biomedical Sciences Major | 2 | |||
| Select 0-1 credits from the following: | 0-1 | ||||
| College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Analytic Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Total Credits | 14-15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 113 | General Chemistry II | X | 3 | ||
| CHEM 114 | General Chemistry Lab II | X | 1 | ||
| ERHS 220 | Introduction to Environmental Public Health (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 3 | |
| MIP 260 | The World of Parasites | 3 | |||
| Select 2-4 credits from the following (not previously taken): | 2-4 | ||||
| College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Analytic Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Calculus for Biological Scientists I (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| A minimum of 3 credits of AUCC 1B must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | 1B | |||
| Total Credits | 12-14 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ERHS 230 | Environmental Health Field Methods | X | 3 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 4 | ||||
| Principles of Human Physiology | |||||
| Fundamentals of Physiology | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | 5 | ||||
| General Physics I (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
| Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| Select one group from the following: | 3-5 | ||||
| Group A | |||||
| Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | |||||
| Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | |||||
| Group B | |||||
| Modern Organic Chemistry I | X | ||||
| ERHS 220 must be completed by end of Semester 3. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-17 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| MIP 300 | General Microbiology | X | 3 | ||
| MIP 302 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods | |||||
| Introduction to Biostatistics | |||||
| Select the same Group (A or B) as selected in Semester 3: | 3-5 | ||||
| Group A | |||||
| Environmental Chemistry Environmental Contaminants | |||||
| Group B | |||||
| Modern Organic Chemistry II | X | ||||
| Modern Organic Chemistry Laboratory | X | ||||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |||
| BMS 300 or BMS 360 and ERHS 230 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14-16 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ERHS 320 | Environmental Health--Water Quality | 4A | 3 | ||
| ERHS 350 | Principles of Occupational Safety and Health | 3 | |||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Food Safety | |||||
| Food Microbiology | |||||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| PH 121 or PH 141 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BC 351 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 | |||
| ERHS 332 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 | |||
| ERHS 479 | Environmental Health Practice | X | 4C | 1 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |||
| BMS 300 or BMS 360 and STAT 301 or STAT 307 must be completed by the end of Semester 6. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ERHS 446 | Environmental Toxicology | X | 3 | ||
| ERHS 487 | Internship-Environmental Health | X | 4C | 4 | |
| Program Electives (See Major Requirements tab) | 5 | ||||
| Electives | 3-4 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ERHS 410 | Environmental Health-Air and Waste Management | X | 4B | 3 | |
| ERHS 430 | Human Disease and the Environment | X | 3 | ||
| ERHS 450 | Introduction to Radiation Biology | X | 3 | ||
| Electives | X | 5 | |||
| 1C | 1C | 3 | |||
| The benchmark courses for Semester 8 are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||