2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 11, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Safety Management Major


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(68-69 credits)*

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Student Outcomes  

A course of study in the management, evaluation, and control of safety and health hazards associated with the workplace environment.

This major is offered both as Distance Education (online format) and Conventional (on-campus format). The course requirements are exactly the same and students are admitted to only one format.

The students in Distance Education format need to spend one week of residency on campus to fulfill the Industrial Hygiene Lab (SFTY 330L) requirement.

*The Safety Management undergraduate program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Internship and Graduation


Elligibility for Internship

Students who are planning to enroll in Internship course should meet with their advisors. Students should:

  •     have completed at least 24 credit hours of SFTY courses.
  •     maintain an Indiana State University GPA of 2.5 or higher in departmental SFTY courses.
  •     maintain no less than a C- grade in departmental SFTY courses.
  •     complete an internship application.
  •     complete the required paperwork for Career Center

Elligibility for Graduation

Applicants for graduation must complete all University graduation requirements stated elsewhere in the Catalog. Safety management candidates for graduation must:

  •     have a minimal ISU cumulative GPA of 2.25.
  •     have a minimum Indiana State University GPA of 2.5 in all SFTY courses. At least 24 semester hours of the major must be completed at Indiana State University.
  •     receive no less than a grade of “C-” in each SFTY course.
  •     satisfactorily complete supervised safety management internship experience. (SFTY 492.

Accelerated Master’s Degree (4+1) Option:   

If a student wishes to apply for Accelerated Master’s program, he/she should have a GPA of 3.0 or better and 96 credits completed by the end of his/her junior year. The student must meet with his/her advisor to discuss the process.


Additional Required Courses (21-22 credits):


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This program has the following minimum GPA requirements: 2.25 overall GPA; 2.50 overall GPA in all SFTY course work. Student must complete 24 credits of coursework in the major at ISU to be elligible for graduation.

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