Illinois Administrative Code
Title 68 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Part 1247 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER LICENSING ACT
Section 1247.40 - Approved Programs of Environmental Health Practitioners

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

a) The Division shall approve a bachelor's or master's program if it meets the following minimum criteria:

1) The school or program is accredited by an agency recognized by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education or the jurisdiction in which it is located.

2) The program has a sufficient number of full-time instructors to assure that educational obligations to the student are fulfilled. The faculty must have demonstrated competence as evidenced by appropriate degrees in their area of teaching from professional colleges or institutions.

3) Has a designated program director.

4) Maintains permanent student records which summarize the credentials for admission, attendance, grades and other records of performance.

5) Has a curriculum with a minimum of 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, of basic sciences with at least 3 hours in each of the following areas:
A) Physical Sciences;

B) Chemical Sciences;

C) Biological Sciences; and

D) Math.

b) The Division shall accept a program in environmental health science from a college or university approved by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council.

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