Associate of Applied Science in Occupational Safety and Health

The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Occupational Safety and Health is intended to ensure that students acquire the intellectual knowledge and technical skills that will enable them to advance in this field through organizational advancement and professional certification. This AAS fulfills the needs of both entry level safety personnel who wish to gain professional stature and experienced safety professionals who lack an advanced degree required to seek professional certification.

The Board of Certified Safety Professionals will accept the CSU AAS in Occupational Safety and Health for the application process under both the Associate Safety Professional designation and the Certified Safety Professional designation.

Note: At this time, this program is not eligible for Federal Student Aid due to its recent addition to the CSU Curriculum. Students desiring to use Federal Student Aid will need to select an eligible program.

Curriculum

Graduates will successfully complete 61 semester hours outlined below
Semester Hours
General Studies Requirements	22
Required Technical Courses	18
Electives	21
Total	61

Required General Studies	22
Course Number / Description	Semester Hours
Required First Course	1
OR 1010 - Student Orientation	0
Humanities / Fine Arts / Communications	6
Select a minimum of 2 courses from this area
History / Behavioral and Social Sciences	3
Select 1 course from this area
Natural Sciences / Mathematics and Computer Science	9
Select 3 courses from this area to include a minimum of 3 credit hours in Mathematics
English Composition	3
Select 1course from this area

Required Technical Courses (Select 6 courses below)	18
BOS 3001 Fundamentals of OSH	3
BOS 3125 Hazardous Mat Mgmt	3
BFS 3345 Intro to Fire Prevention	3
BOS 3401 Construction Safety	3
BOS 3525 Legal Aspects	3
BOS 3640 Interactions of Hazardous Materials	3

Electives

To meet the required electives, students may complete any of the CSU General Studies, occupational safety and health, fire science or environmental management undergraduate 2000 and 3000 level courses that are not used to meet other requirements of their program. The following courses are available:

Total 61 Semester Hours