Sep 07, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog | 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog | 2024-2025

Occupational Safety, Minor


The Occupational Safety minor is designed for students interested in the safety and environmental health professions. This minor emphasizes the technical and managerial aspects of occupational safety and health so that students will have sufficient technical skills to function in entry-level Workplace Safety/EHS roles. The minor is beneficial to majors in biology, chemistry, engineering, human resources management, organizational psychology, and public health by enabling graduates to work in safety-related roles in their professional careers.

All program-level Admissions and Progression Requirements are in addition to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements .

Admission Requirements


Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Students

See University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements .

To declare a Minor in Occupational Safety, students must have completed BIOL 1110  - Principles of Biology I and STAT 1220  - Elements of Statistics I (BUSN) (3) or higher with a grade of C or better.

While not required for admission, please note that 4000-level courses taken to complete the minor may have pre-requisite courses that include PHYS 1101  - Introductory Physics I (3) and/or CHEM 12XX - Chemistry (3).

Degree Requirements


Elective Courses (3 credit hours)


Select one of the following for 3 elective credit hours. Students are encouraged to take electives outside their major department and college to gain a broader perspective. Please note that some courses may have prerequisites or other requirements

Total = 15 Credit Hours


Progression Requirements


To qualify for the Minor in Occupational Safety upon graduation, students must have earned a GPA of at least 2.0 in courses applied to the minor. Students are required to have a grade of C or above in Required Core Courses. Students are allowed to attempt these Core Courses in which they earned grades lower than a C no more than two times.*

* Each of the following is considered an attempt: Withdrawing from the course after the drop deadline (may be appealed); grade replacement; audits; Pass/No Credit; Incompletes that convert to grades of F; and grades of A, B, C, D, or F.