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Industrial Management Technology (Hazardous Materials Technician) (2164)

Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science

The Industrial Management Technology (Hazardous Materials Technician) program is designed to provide opportunities for those with experience in handling hazardous material to obtain an associate in science/ associate in applied science degree. Credit can be obtained through completion of the required degree courses and/or evaluation of military/industry training certificates. This program will instruct students in the proper handling and storage of hazardous materials as well as all the appropriate federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the transportation, storage and handling of the same. This program will cover the standards as put forth in OSHA 29CFR1910.120 HAZWOPER as well as the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and DOT regulations to name a few. Graduates of this program will be ready to assume positions as a Hazardous Material Technician in an industrial/ manufacturing environment.

Note: Students have two degree alternatives in this program: The associate in science (A.S.) and the associate in applied science (A.A.S.). If you intend to pursue further education at the university level, you should enroll in the A.S. option. If you intend to go directly to work after completing your associate’s degree, consider the A.A.S. While the A.A.S. will not provide you with the articulation benefits of the A.S., the A.A.S. will provide you with the skills required to begin working in the field immediately upon graduation. If you are unsure of which option is best for you, please see an advisor for further counseling.

Required Courses

The following is a list of courses required for this program presented in a recommended sequence of completion. The sequence is only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow the sequence precisely. Students in this program may register for any course as long as the student has met any prerequisites for that course. Where a “professional elective” is indicated in the course sequence, students may choose any course from the group of professional electives that follows the full course sequence.

Course Number and Title	Credits
ENC 1101 English Composition I	3
*Humanities	3
*Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
*Mathematics	3
*General Education Elective	3
Credit Hours	15
Professional Core Courses
FFP 2401 Hazardous Materials I	3
FFP 2402 Hazardous Materials II	3
FFP 2430 Introduction to Hazardous Materials/Waste Management	3
FFP 2475 OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response	3
FFP 2442 Oil Pollution Prevention and Response	3
FFP 2422 Transportation of Hazardous Materials	3
FFP 2425 Hazardous Site Analysis	3
FFP 2470 Introduction to Environmental Law and Policies	3
FFP 2411 Sampling and Monitoring of Hazardous Conditions	3
Credit Hours	27
Professional Electives Credit Hours	18
(Select from the following.)
**General Elective
OR
***Military Service Credits (ACE Guide)
OR
Any combination of the above and the following
FFP 2740 Fire Science Instructor
FFP 2810 Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategies
Total Credit Hours	60

*Refer to A.S. degree General Education Requirements.
**Refer to A.S. degree General Electives
***Credits awarded by evaluation of appropriate military paperwork (DD214, DD295, DD2586 “SMART” document, AART transcript, and/or Community College of the Air Force transcript), using ACE Guide recommendations.