{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-106635","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 106635","heading":"","body":"(a) The requirements for registration of environmental health specialists shall be a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a department-approved educational institution or an educational institution of collegiate grade listed in the directory of accredited institutions of postsecondary education compiled by the American Council on Education.\n(b) A transcript shall demonstrate both of the following:\n(1) Basic science coursework taken from a department-approved educational institution in accordance with Section 106640 or an educational institution of collegiate grade listed in the directory of accredited institutions of postsecondary education compiled by the American Council on Education.\n(2) Basic science coursework, as follows:\nBasic Requirements Experience Training\nI. 30 semester or 45 quarter basic science units. Three of the required basic science courses shall include a laboratory. 18 months 600 hrs.\nGeneral Chemistry\nGeneral Physics or Organic Chemistry\nGeneral Microbiology\nGeneral Biological Science\nCalculus or College Algebra\nII. 45 semester or 68 quarter basic science units. Three of the required basic science courses shall include a laboratory. one year 450 hrs.\nGeneral Chemistry\nOrganic Chemistry\nGeneral Physics\nGeneral Microbiology\nGeneral Biological Science\nCalculus or College Algebra\nIII. 30 semester or 45 quarter basic science units. Three of the required basic science courses shall include a laboratory. 9 months 300 hrs.\nGeneral Chemistry\nGeneral Physics or Organic Chemistry\nGeneral Microbiology\nGeneral Biological Science\nCalculus or College Algebra\nplus\nThree semester or four quarter unit courses in each of the following:\nEpidemiology\nStatistics\nPublic Administration or Environmental Health Adminis– tration and;\n10 semester or 15 quarter units in environmental health science, including one or more of the following:\nwater quality, waste management, food and consumer protection, housing and institution sanitation, vector control, recreational health, air quality, milk and dairy products, occupational health, electromagnetic radiation, noise control, toxicology, soil science, or land use development.\nIV. 45 semester or 68 quarter basic science units, including the following: 6 months 200 hrs.\nThree of the following required basic science courses shall include a laboratory:\nGeneral Chemistry\nOrganic Chemistry\nGeneral Physics\nGeneral Microbiology\nGeneral Biological Science\nCalculus or College Algebra\nplus\nThree semester or four quarter unit courses in each of the following:\nEpidemiology\nStatistics\nPublic Administration or Environmental Health Adminis– tration and;\n10 semester or 15 quarter units in\nEnvironmental Health Science, including one or more of the following:\nwater quality, waste management, food and consumer protection, housing and institution sanitation, vector control, recreational health, air quality, milk and dairy products, occupational health, electromagnetic radiation, noise control, toxicology, soil science, or land use development.\nV. Possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in environmental health from a National Environmental Health Science \u0026 Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) approved institution or an institution approved by the com­mittee, which includes: One year of lecture and laboratory coursework in each of the following: None required None required\nGeneral Chemistry\nGeneral Physics\nGeneral Biological Science, and\nOne semester course in:\nCalculus or College Algebra\nOrganic Chemistry\nGeneral Microbiology with Laboratory\nPublic Administration or Environmental Health Adminis– tration\nEpidemiology\nStatistics Field Orientation Course in Environmental Health\nFifteen semester units of environmental health science courses selected from: water quality, waste management, food and consumer protection, housing and institution sanitation, vector con­trol, recreational health, air quality, milk and dairy prod­ucts, occupational health, electromagnetic radiation, noise control, toxicology, soil science, or land use development.\n(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “basic sciences” include life sciences, natural sciences, physical sciences, and health sciences.\n(2) Social science courses, such as sociology or psychology, shall not count toward the basic science requirements.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","PART 1. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSONNEL [106500. - 107175.]","CHAPTER 4. Professional Certification [106600. - 107175.]","ARTICLE 1. Registered Environmental Health Specialists [106600. - 106735.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"914edae87caed8e04fe688e1ff514309f32725624ca4cd84be7a5f3039bc7528","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-106630","next":"us-ca/hsc-106640"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}