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651-201-4500
health.sanitarians@state.mn.us

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Food, Pools, and Lodging Services
651-201-4500
health.sanitarians@state.mn.us

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Minnesota Rules, 4695.2700, subpart 1A
Evidence of receiving a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree in environmental health, sanitary science, sanitary engineering, or other related environmental health field which includes at least 30 semester or 45 quarter hour credits in the physical or biological fields.

The following list of courses was approved by the Environmental Health Specialists/Sanitarians Advisory Council and is intended to serve as a Core List to assure candidates and employers that these courses will be accepted as meeting the requirements of MN Rules 4695.2700, subpart 1A. This list is reviewed periodically and does not imply that other courses would not be added to the list.

Upon request by the advisory council, class descriptions and additional information may need to be provided.

Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian Science Course List

Air Pollution Endocrinology Microbiology
Anatomy Entomology Molecular Biology
Animal Science Environmental Engineering Occupational Safety
Astronomy Environmental Health Ornithology
Bacteriology Environmental Science Parasitology
Biochemistry Epidemiology Pathology
Biology Food Bacteriology Phycology
Biophysics Food Science Physics
Biostatistics Genetics Physiology
Botany Geophysics Plant Taxonomy
Calculus Geology Public Health Science
Cell Physiology Hazardous Waste Radiological Health
Chemical Engineering Hazardous Materials Mgmt. Sanitary Engineering
Chemistry Health Science Sewage Sanitation
Civil Engineering Herpetology Soil Science
Community Health Histology Solid Waste Mgmt.
Dairy Science Hydrology Statistics
Earth Science Ichthyology Toxicology
Ecology Industrial Hygiene Vector Control
Embryology Limnology Virology
Emergency Management Meteorology Zoology
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Last Updated: 11/22/2022

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