Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1150.7: Certificate of registration - Qualifications - Issuance

- Sanitarian- or environmental specialist-in-training.

A. Applicants for certificate of registration as a sanitarian

or environmental specialist shall be approved for registration by

the Council upon compliance with the following:

1. Have two (2) years of postgraduate, full-time experience

working in the fields of public health or environmental protection;

2. Have a four-year baccalaureate degree with a major in public

health, environmental health, environmental science, physical

science, natural science, biological science, agricultural science,

or equivalent, from an accredited college or university with at

least thirty (30) semester hours of work in physical, natural and

biological sciences, public health and/or environmental health or

environmental protection or both environmental health and

environmental protection;

3. Pass an examination prescribed by the Council, demonstrating

knowledge and understanding of the principles of sanitation and of

the physical, biological and environmental sciences; and

4. Pay applicable examination and registration fees.

B. Upon compliance with subsection A of this section, the

Commissioner shall issue a certificate of registration as a

registered professional sanitarian or registered professional

environmental specialist. The area of specialization, if any, shall

be designated on the certificate.

C. Applicants who, except for the experience requirement, meet

all qualifications for registration as required in this section may

be granted a certificate as a sanitarian- or environmental

specialist-in-training, which certificate shall remain in effect,

unless revoked by the Commissioner, for a period not to exceed

thirty (30) months after date of issue.