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All Commissioned Corps officers in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) must meet basic qualifications: you must be a U.S. citizen, be less than 44 years, 00 months, 00 days of age, and pass a physical examination and extensive background check. To be an environmental health officer you must meet these professional and academic training requirements.
- A bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in environmental health accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council .
- A bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in the curricular areas of industrial hygiene, safety, or health physics accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
- A master's degree or doctoral degree with a specialization in environmental health, occupational health, or industrial hygiene from a school of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
- An accredited bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in any field and one of the following:
- Certification as an industrial hygienist by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH); or
- Certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics (ABHP).
If you are a student or an environmental professional interested in the Commissioned Corps, take the next step! Call us at 800-279-1605 or e-mail us your questions. For additional information about USPHS student programs click here.
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