Prepare for a major in Environmental Health by taking recommended courses to fulfill the requirements of a natural science transfer degree.

Designed to meet the first two years of requirements for most science bachelor’s degrees, including core science sequences in math, chemistry, biology, and/or physics, the Associate of Science – Transfer, Track 1 (AS-T1) in Shoreline’s Natural Sciences Transfer program offers small class sizes in a supportive environment to prepare you for successful transfer to university.

What You'll Learn

This program option is designed to support Shoreline’s general education outcomes:

Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning: Students will demonstrate college-level skills and knowledge in applying the principles of mathematics and logic.

Communication Skills: Students will read, write, speak in, and listen to college-level English. Effective communication incorporates awareness of the social nature of communication and the effects of ethnicity, age, culture, gender, sexual orientation, and ability on sending and receiving oral, non-verbal, and written messages.

Multicultural Understanding: Students will demonstrate understanding of issues related to race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, and culture and the role these issues play in the distribution of power and privilege in the United States.

Information Literacy: Students will access, use, and evaluate information in a variety of formats, keeping in mind social, legal, and ethical issues surrounding information access in today’s society.

General Intellectual Abilities: Students will think critically within a discipline, identify connections and relationships among disciplines, and use an integrated approach to analyze new situations.

Global Awareness: Students will demonstrate understanding and awareness of issues related to, and consequences of, the growing global interdependence of diverse societies by integrating knowledge from multiple disciplines. Students will describe how social, cultural, political, and economic values and norms interact.

Careers & Opportunities

From critical thinking and problem-solving skills, to research, public relations and communication skills, graduates in Environmental Health develop the knowledge and skills to work in a variety of public service, environmental and health care careers. Potential employers include: state and federal government agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, inspection agencies and public health departments, hospitals, colleges and universities, business and industry.