Academic-Year Certificate Programs
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
For more than 20 years UC Extension has served as the primary source of environmental education and training for California business and industry. Our programs emphasize sustainability and responsibility as essential elements of long-term economic success. By providing an integrated understanding of the science, technology and social issues behind environmental issues and decisions, our instructors provide not only specific, experience-based knowledge but a framework for independent decision-making. |
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CURRICULUM – 3 Quarter Sessions |
Fall Quarter (September-December)
Required Courses (select four):
• Foundations of Occupational Health and Safety
• Process Safety and Risk Management
• Principles of Hazardous Materials Management
• Industrial Wastewater Technology
• Integrating Continuous Quality Improvement Into Safety and Business Risk Management
Elective:
• Introduction to ArcGIS |
Winter
Quarter (January-April)
Required Courses:
• Safety Hazards in the Occupational Environment: Recognition and Prevention
• Underground Storage Tanks: Law and Technology
• Regulatory Framework for Toxic and Hazardous Substances
• Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization |
Spring
Quarter (April-June)
Required Courses:
• Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment
• Health Hazards in the Occupational Environment: Recognition and Prevention
• Cross-connection Control and Backflow Prevention
• Storm Water Regulations and Management |
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Length: |
36-week.
3 x 12-week session. |
| Days
per week: |
5 |
| Average
class size: |
14 |
| When
is it offered? |
September
to June |
| Required
proficiency: |
minimum
TOEFL® score of 523 (paper)/193 (computer), TOEIC® score of 700
or above, TSE® score of 45 or above and be at the 600 level of UC
Riverside Extension’s Intensive English Program or equivalent. |
| Minimum
Age: |
15 |
Tuition
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The
tuition for the entire 36-week (about nine months) program is (please see Schedule & Fees page) . |
Application
Deadline
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Application
deadline is one month before the starting date of the program. |
Optional
Practical Training
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Upon
completion of an Academic-year Certificate Program, you may be eligible
for up to a year of Optional Practical Training (OPT) at an American
company. |
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