Holding a bachelor's degree in any field or An associate degree in safety and health. As has been the practice for CSP candidates for some time, there is a sliding scale of credit for degrees based on the field of study. Bachelor's level safety degrees which are not accredited by a commission of ABET receive 36 points.
Associate degrees receive one-half of the credit available to a bachelor's degree in the same field.
Candidates need 48 points to sit for the Safety Fundamentals and 96 points to sit for the Comprehensive Practice Examination. Experience credit is earned at the rate of 1 point for each moth of acceptable professional safety experience. With the implementation of the CSP educational standard, some have raised questions relating to associate degrees in safety and health and how BCSP implements this part of the educational standard. The purpose of this summary is to discuss the implementation practices of BCSP for associate degrees in safety. The discussion appears in a question and answer format.