Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering Career Fair
The annual IUP Safety Sciences and Environmental Engineering Career Fair is set for September 26, 2024, at IUP's Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. Registration is now open.
Undergraduate Programs
Safety Sciences
A bachelor of science degree in safety, health, and environmental applied sciences provides you with a broad interdisciplinary base with insights into systems analysis, industrial hygiene, management, engineering, occupational safety, and more to prepare you for a career in the safety, health, and environmental profession.
Safety, Health, and Environmental Applied Sciences, Safety Sciences, BS
Minor in Safety, Health, and Environmental Applied Sciences
Biorisk Management Certificate
Spanish for Safety Sciences Certificate
Environmental Engineering
The BS in Environmental Engineering program prepares you to deal with the future of environmental challenges, with a diverse educational experience that draws from mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, safety sciences, and geosciences.
Graduate Programs
Our graduate degrees in safety sciences are designed specifically for working professionals who wish to advance their career in this growing field.
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Support Our StudentsAccreditation
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Safety, Health, and Environmental Applied Sciences degree program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) of ABET, http://www.abet.org. The SHE Applied Sciences program received accreditation through the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET during the fall 2021–22 cycle. This program currently has 225 students and will graduate approximately 50 students per year. This program has the following educational objectives and student outcomes.
The BS degree meets the Board of Certified Safety Professionals standards as a Qualified Academic Program. As a QAP, graduates of the BS degree are awarded the Graduate Safety Practitioner designation from the BCSP. Graduates with this designation receive a waiver of the Safety Fundamentals Examination and the recognition they are proceeding toward the CSP safety certification.