Admission

Undergraduate students in all schools except the College of Arts and Sciences may earn this minor in addition to the baccalaureate degree.  A student who decides to pursue this minor should visit the records office of his or her degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective.  Students are responsible for checking with their degree-granting schools/units to determine whether or not this minor may be officially recorded on their transcript.

Students considering this minor may visit Jody Grizz for academic advising:

Jody Grizz
Safety Program Coordinator
Department of Applied Health Science
School of Public Health - IUS
UC 207
(502) 417-1923
emti358@att.net

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs outside the safety major, who wish to add a safety specialty to their studies.  This minor requires:

• successful completion of 15 credit hours as prescribed below
• a minimum grade of C- in each course used in the minor
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0

Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail option.

Safety Core Courses (9 cr.):

• SPH-S 101 Introduction to Safety (3 cr.) OR SPH-S 217 Safety: A Personal Focus (3 cr.)
• SPH-S 151 Legal Aspects of Safety (3 cr.)
• SPH-S 345 Safety Program Management (3 cr.)

Safety Elective Courses (6 cr.):

Complete two of the following courses.  At least one must be at the 300 level or above.

• HPER-H 160 First Aid and Emergency Care (3 cr.)
• SPH-S 231 Safety Engineering and Technology (3 cr.)
• SPH-S 251 Incident Investigation and Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPH-S 350 Exploring Safety Culture (3 cr.)
• SPH-S 415 Safety Education and Training (3 cr.)
• Other course elective as approved by advisor