Epsilon Nu Eta is a national honor society for undergraduate environmental health science students. Invitations to join Epsilon Nu Eta are extended each year to junior and senior EHS majors with excellent academic records. It includes a study of human activities, a vital component in our complex ecosystem. It serves the general welfare by safeguarding and improving the quality of food, shelter, air, water and other natural resources. Since Environmental Health Science involves several fields of study, the first two years are spent taking basic courses in biology, chemistry, physics, math, microbiology, and the social sciences.
Students have considerable freedom in choosing courses of special interest.
For example, by choosing electives wisely, the environmental health science curriculum can satisfy admission requirements for medical, dental, veterinary, or public health schools. Students may pursue their interests in the areas of Public Health, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental Protection. The degree program is nationally accredited and is the only undergraduate Environmental Health Science degree in Georgia. Practical Experiences Practical experience and problem solving skills are enhanced through environmental health internships with a local government agency, private industry or environmental consulting firm. Students are given the opportunity to work as environmental health interns in industry and federal, state or local government agencies.