Four-Year Plan of Study in Safety

Important Notes: 120 hours required for the degree, including at least 45 hours in General Education courses. These general education courses (taken primarily in the freshman and sophomore years) provide the foundation for the students' college education. Some prerequisite courses that are required for the major receive credit as General Education electives. For elective choices in each category, see the Undergraduate Catalog.

If a transfer student has completed an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree or an Associate of Science (A.S.) Degree or the Illinois Articulation Initiative Agreement at an approved college in Illinois, he/she will have met Illinois State's General Education requirement. For information on the Illinois Articulation Initiative, see the Undergraduate Catalog.

For more information, please contact the Department Academic Advisor.

Year 1 (30 hrs)

COM 110 Communication & Critical Inquiry (3 hrs)
ENG 101 Composition & Critical Inquiry (3 hrs)
CHE 140/141 General Chemistry I & II (8 hrs)
MAT 120 Finite Math (4 hrs)
General Education Electives (12 hrs)

Year 2 (28 hrs)

HSC 248 Occupational Health (3 hrs)
HSC 271 Safety Technology (3 hrs)
PHY 105 Fundamentals of Physics (4 hrs)
MQM 100 Business and Economic Statistics or ECO/GEO/POS/PSY 138 (3 hrs)
General Education Electives (9 hrs)
Open Electives (6)

Year 3 (30 hrs)

HSC 370 Industrial Safety (3 hrs)
HSC 381 Occupational Safety & Health Act (3 hrs)
TEC 130 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes (3 hrs)
Safety Electives (12 hrs)
Open Electives (9 hrs)

Year 4 (30 hrs)

HSC 359 Industrial Hygiene (3 hrs)
HSC 380 Fire Protection & Prevention (3 hrs)
HSC 382 Improving Safety Performance (3 hrs)
Open Electives (15 hrs)

Professional Practice (9 hrs)

HSC 398.04 Professional Practice: Internship in Safety