Occupational Safety Minor

Contact Information

Dr. Carter Kerk
Industrial Engineering
IER 309
(605) 394-6067
E-mail: Carter.Kerk@sdsmt.edu

The minor in occupational safety is offered to students pursuing any B.S. degree program.

Application Procedures

Students should contact the program coordinator for the application procedure and appropriate forms.

Certification Check

Once an application is filed, it is included in the degree audit form. It is the responsibility of the student’s advisor to certifiy certification completion along with the final degree audit.

The minimum math and science course requirements are

CHEM 112 General Chemistry I Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 112L General Chemistry I Lab Credits: (0-1) 1
MATH 123 Calculus I Credits: (4-0) 4
PHYS 111 Introduction to Physics I Credits: (3-0) 3 OR
PHYS 211/211-A University Physics I/Recitation Credits: (3-0) 3
MATH 281 Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3-0) 3 OR
MATH 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: (3-0) 3 OR
MATH 441 Engineering Statistics Credits: 4

Required courses are

IENG 321/321L Ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
IENG 331 Safety Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
IENG 341
PSYC 331 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Credits: (3-0) 3 OR
POLS 407 Environmental Law & Policy Credits: (3-0) 3
Senior Design or Senior Project in home department

A minimum of 6 credit hours:

BIOL 121 Basic Anatomy Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 121L Basic Anatomy Lab Credits: (0-1) 1
BIOL 123 Basic Physiology Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 123L Basic Physiology Lab Credits: (0-1) 1
ENVE 7326
CHEM 114 General Chemistry II Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 114L General Chemistry II Lab Credits: (0-1) 1
CHEM 480
CP 297/397/497 Cooperative Education Credits: 1 to 3 ¹
IENG 491 Independent Study Credits: 1 to 3 ¹
ME 380
MEM 203 Introduction to Mine Health and Safety Credits: (1-0) 1
PE 105 Wellness & Physical Fitness Credits: (1-0) 1

Curriculum Notes

Thus, a total of at least 21 credit hours is needed for an occupational safety minor. A minor in occupational safety must be approved by the student‘s major department and the minor coordinator on a form available at the Office of the Registrar and Academic Services. Additional information may be found at the department website: http://ie.sdsmt.edu.

¹ Projects must be pre-approved and have significant safety content.