Admission

Students wanting to declare this minor may do so in one of two ways:

• SPH-B students:
  • Contact your assigned SPH-B academic advisor or visit drop-in advising hours to declare a minor.
  • SPH-B Undergraduate Advising
    Student Services Suite, Room C099
    1025 E. Seventh Street
    Bloomington, IN 47405-7109
    812-855-2032
    sphadvr@iu.edu

• All other students: 
  • Contact the records office of their degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective https://forms.publichealth.indiana.edu/student/undergrad-minor-declaration/select-minor.php
  • Kelley School of Business students must complete the Kelley Major and Minor Change Request Form.

Requirements

This minor requires:

• a minimum of 15 successfully completed credit hours that count toward the minor.
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.
• no course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Core Courses (6 cr.)
A minimum grade of C- is required in each course.
Complete both of the following courses.

• SPH-V 241 Foundations of Environmental Health (3 cr.) +N&M
• SPH-V 235 Introduction to Health Biology (3 cr.) +N&M

Elective Courses (9 cr.)
A minimum grade of C- is required in each course.
Complete any 9 credits from the following courses.

• SPH-V 201 Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 215 Food Pathogens, Toxins and Surveillance (3 cr.
• SPH-V 230 One Health:  The Intersection of Human, Animal, and Environment (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 250 Current Topics in Environmental & Occupational Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 342 Introduction to Toxicology (P: BIOL-L 112; L 113; CHEM-C 117 & C 127; ANAT-A 215 & PHSL-P 215, or MSCI-M 115; SPH-V 235 or BIOL-L 211; SPH-V 241) (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 343 Environmental Sampling & Analysis (P: BIOL- L 112; L 113; CHEM-C 117 & C 127; PHYS- P101 or P 201; SPH-V 235 or BIOL-L 211) (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 350 Current Topics in Environmental and Occupational Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 360 Environmental Justice (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 422 Issues in Global Environmental Health: Investigations & Interventions (3 cr.)
• SPH-V 492 Research in Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPH-V ### Any other 300 or 400-level Environmental Health course approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies 

+ Courses followed by the N&M notation may apply to both the minor requirements and to the general education, natural and mathematical sciences requirement for bachelor's degree students.