ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(Associate in Applied Science Degree Code 0160)
(68 credit hours minimum)
The study of Environmental Technology prepares students for work in a wide variety of environmental fields. The courses are designed to prepare students with the skills and knowledge needed to participate in environmental careers including environmental compliance in public and private sector organizations, pollution prevention, environmental remediation, workplace health and safety, and emergency response preparedness. Students will study the various methods used for pollution prevention and the regulations that apply in various types of facilities. Students will learn to develop procedures for proper hazardous materials handling techniques and design training programs used to implement existing and future regulatory requirements to insure compliance. This program prepares students to work in the environmental, health and safety field in such positions as a compliance officer, environmental safety specialist, laboratory technician, hazardous materials emergency response technician and environmental coordinator.
Required core courses
Envr Tec	121	Introduction to Hazardous Materials Management	3
Envr Tec	131	Environmental Health and Safety	3
Envr Tec	141	Site Investigation and
		Sampling	3
Envr Tec	151	Intro. to Environmental Laws and Policies	3
Envr Tec	175	Hazardous Materials Handling and Transportation	3
Envr Tec	211	Recycling and Hazardous Materials Minimization	3
Envr Tec	241	Environmental Sampling	3
Envr Tec	243	Environmental Analysis	4
Envr Tec	261	Concepts of Hazardous Waste Management	3
Envr Tec		Envr Tech Electives	6
Bio	119	Environmental Biology	4
Bio	226	Human Structure and Function I	4
Math		A college level math class	4
English	107	Report Writing or	3
English	102	Composition II
General Education
English	101	Composition	3
Speech	101	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
Chem	121	Basic Chemistry I	4
CIS	120	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
Soc Sci			3
(see Gen Ed requirements for AAS degree)
Hum			3
(see Gen Ed requirements for AAS degree)
		Total Hours	68
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(Basic Certificate Code 0161)
(18 credit hours minimum)
The basic certificate program is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of Environmental Technology. It is appropriate for people with job responsibilities in the environmental, health and safety area who want to increase their knowledge and learn needed skills. Students who have already received undergraduate degrees, and would like to improve their work skills in Environmental Technology are also welcome to enroll in the program.
Envr Tec	121	Introduction to Hazardous Materials
		Management (required)	3
Envr Tec	131	Environmental Health and Safety (required)	3
Envr Tec		100 level Envr Tec electives	6
Envr Tec		200 level Envr Tec electives	6
		Total Hours	18