They should select one of the options as soon as possible. Graduation requires a minimum of 2.0 GPA and successful completion of all required courses. Since many technical courses are offered only in alternate years, it is highly recommended that students begin this curriculum in the fall semester. A ten-week internship is required and is completed during the junior or senior year. This period of hands-on experience is usually unpaid, although some internship sites do have the ability to pay.
Students participate in finding internship sites and are required to provide their own housing.
Students in the other options should like large metropolitan areas, since most employment opportunities occur there. Industrial hygiene and safety option majors should be familiar with and desire employment in heavy industry, while hazardous waste management students should work well under stressful conditions and like to travel. In all cases, the student should not be geographically restricted upon graduation. Transfer guides have been established with many Michigan community colleges. As a professional working in either government or industry, the industrial hygiene graduates major responsibility is to prevent occupational illness.