(1) An
applicant for registration as a Registered Sanitarian must possess the
following minimum education and/or experience in order to be eligible for
registration:
(a) A bachelor's degree or
graduate degree in sanitary science, public health, environmental health, or
equivalent as may be determined by the Department, from an Approved School of
Public Health/Environmental Health, as defined in
105
CMR 802.020; or
(b) A bachelor's degree or graduate degree in
environmental engineering from an institution recognized as accredited by the
United States Department of Education, or any equivalent institution as
determined by the Department; or
(c) A bachelor's degree with a minimum of 30
semester hours credit in Basic Sciences from an institution recognized as
accredited by the United States Department of Education, or any like
institution approved by the Department, plus the equivalent of one year
full-time professional experience in environmental health.
1. Basic Science courses may be taken outside
the applicant's bachelor's degree program but must be offered by an institution
recognized as accredited by the United States Department of Education, or any
like institution approved by the Department.
2. Applicants may include up to six social
science and/or Advanced Math credits towards the applicant's total Basic
Science course credits.
3. As
pertains to a particular applicant, the Department shall determine whether:
a. a math course constitutes an Advanced Math
course; and
b. other courses not
defined as Basic Sciences constitute a Basic Science course for the purpose of
licensure.
4. In making
any determination set forth in
105
CMR 802.200(l)(c)3., the
Department reserves its right to require an applicant to submit documentation,
which may include a syllabus, explaining course content to assist the
Department in determining whether a specific course qualifies. It is the
applicant's responsibility to provide sufficient information regarding specific
course content.
(2) The Department may, in its discretion,
grant credit to an applicant for education received at an institution outside
of the United States if the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the
Department that such foreign education is substantially equivalent to that
provided in an institution recognized as accredited by the United States
Department of Education or otherwise approved by the Department.
(3) Notwithstanding the requirements set
forth in
105
CMR 802.200(1), the
Department may, in its discretion, determine that an applicant who has passed
the examination as required in
105
CMR 802.220 meets the minimum education
and/or experience in order to be eligible for registration as a Registered
Sanitarian.
