Charlene Brassington, Coordinator
The certificate program in occupational safety is designed to prepare students to meet safety standards and guidelines in such areas as business, education, and industry with the goal of managing operations to minimize financial losses resulting from accidents, health claims, legal actions, and property damage. It is especially attractive to students in majors such as engineering, occupational and technical studies, and business who may reasonably anticipate assignment of safety as an additional duty, or to individuals already employed in the environmental health and safety field.
Courses in the certificate program are normally taken through the non-degree program. Students majoring in environmental health are not eligible for the certificate. Students later accepted into the Bachelor of Science degree in environmental health may apply certificate credits toward that degree. Students in a degree program other than environmental health may apply certificate credits toward their degree or minor.
Requirements
For completion of the undergraduate Certificate in Occupational Safety, students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the certificate. Students must complete a minimum of six semester hours in upper-level courses required for the certificate through courses offered by Old Dominion University. Courses in the certificate program may be taken through degree or non-degree programs, and may be applied to degree requirements at the undergraduate level in environmental health. After successful completion of the program, a Certificate in Occupational Safety will be awarded. Students majoring in environmental health are not eligible for this certificate.
Information about the graduate Certificate in Occupational Safety can be found in the Graduate Catalog.
A total of 15 semester hours is required, comprised of three core courses and six hours of electives. All courses, with the exception of ENVH 406 and the lab course (ENVH 442), are provided online. Permission of the instructor is required for acceptance of any transfer prerequisites for the courses. Please contact the certificate coordinator for questions about prerequisite requirements.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENVH 406 | Principles of Occupational Safety and Health | 3 |
| ENVH 407 | Occupational Safety Standards, Laws and Regulations | 3 |
| ENVH 425 | Occupational Safety and Health Program Management | 3 |
| 6 |
| Occupational Health | |
| Physical Hazards and Their Control | |
| Principles of Ergonomics | |
| Industrial Hygiene | |
| Industrial Hygiene Sampling Methods | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
