Charlene Brassington, Coordinator
A minor in environmental health requires a minimum of 12 semester hours of environmental health courses. The minor is designed to enhance the knowledge of students and help them understand the influences and impact of environmental factors on human health. Students majoring in environmental health are not eligible for this minor.
Requirements
Requirements for the environmental health minor are as follows.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENVH 301 | Principles of Environmental Health Science | 3 |
| ENVH 420 | Communicable Diseases | 3 |
| ENVH 421 | Food Safety | 3 |
| ENVH 423 | Vector-Borne Diseases and Their Control | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 |
For completion of the minor, students must have a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of prerequisite courses and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Old Dominion University. Twelve semester hours of science courses are preferred. Students majoring in environmental health are not eligible for this minor.
