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a) The requirements for registration of environmental health specialists shall be a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a department-approved educational institution or an educational institution of collegiate grade listed in the directory of accredited institutions of postsecondary education compiled by the American Council on Education. (

b) A transcript shall demonstrate both of the following:

(1) Basic science coursework taken from a department-approved educational institution in accordance with

Section or an educational institution of collegiate grade listed in the directory of accredited institutions of postsecondary education compiled by the American Council on Education.

(2) Basic science coursework, as follows: Basic Requirements Experience Training I. 30 semester or quarter basic science units. Three of the required basic science courses shall include a laboratory. 18 months hrs. General Chemistry General Physics or Organic Chemistry General Microbiology General Biological Science Calculus or College Algebra II. 45 semester or quarter basic science units. Three of the required basic science courses shall include a laboratory. one year hrs.

General Chemistry Organic Chemistry General Physics General Microbiology General Biological Science Calculus or College Algebra III. 30 semester or quarter basic science units. Three of the required basic science courses shall include a laboratory. 9 months hrs.

General Chemistry General Physics or Organic Chemistry General Microbiology General Biological Science Calculus or College Algebra plus Three semester or four quarter unit courses in each of the following: Epidemiology Statistics Public Administration or Environmental Health Adminis– tration and; 10 semester or quarter units in environmental health science, including one or more of the following: water quality, waste management, food and consumer protection, housing and institution sanitation, vector control, recreational health, air quality, milk and dairy products, occupational health, electromagnetic radiation, noise control, toxicology, soil science, or land use development.

IV. 45 semester or quarter basic science units, including the following: 6 months hrs.

Three of the following required basic science courses shall include a laboratory: General Chemistry Organic Chemistry General Physics General Microbiology General Biological Science Calculus or College Algebra plus Three semester or four quarter unit courses in each of the following: Epidemiology Statistics Public Administration or Environmental Health Adminis– tration and; 10 semester or quarter units in Environmental Health Science, including one or more of the following: water quality, waste management, food and consumer protection, housing and institution sanitation, vector control, recreational health, air quality, milk and dairy products, occupational health, electromagnetic radiation, noise control, toxicology, soil science, or land use development.

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Possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in environmental health from a National Environmental Health Science & Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) approved institution or an institution approved by the com­mittee, which includes: One year of lecture and laboratory coursework in each of the following: None required None required General Chemistry General Physics General Biological Science, and One semester course in: Calculus or College Algebra Organic Chemistry General Microbiology with Laboratory Public Administration or Environmental Health Adminis– tration Epidemiology Statistics Field Orientation Course in Environmental Health Fifteen semester units of environmental health science courses selected from: water quality, waste management, food and consumer protection, housing and institution sanitation, vector con­trol, recreational health, air quality, milk and dairy prod­ucts, occupational health, electromagnetic radiation, noise control, toxicology, soil science, or land use development. (c)

(1) For purposes of this section, “basic sciences” include life sciences, natural sciences, physical sciences, and health sciences.

(2) Social science courses, such as sociology or psychology, shall not count toward the basic science requirements.