Eligibility for Certification

You possess at least a 4 year Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally-accredited college or university:

• in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering, or
• in IH or Safety from an ABET-accredited program, or
• with at least 60 semester hours of science, math, engineering, or science-based technology (15 hours at the junior, senior, or graduate level).

You have completed at least:

• 180 academic contact hours* or 240 continuing education contact hours of IH coursework with at least half of those hours in the areas of Fundamentals of IH, Toxicology, Measurements and Controls
• 2 hours of ethics training or coursework

*1 semester credit hour = 15 academic hours; 1CEU = 10 continuing education hours

You have professional level, broad-scope IH experience spanning:

• at least 4 years of IH practice (1 year or 6 months of credit available for graduates of an ABET-accredited IH program, with a master’s or bachelor’s degree respectively), and
• at least 2 of the following occupational health stressors: chemical, physical, biological or ergonomics

You need to provide at least 2 written confidential questionnaires from:

• your current supervisor to verify your current level of IH work
• all other supervisors verifying all other work experience periods claimed
• one CIH who is familiar with your work experience (alternatives are available)