All Commissioned Corps officers must meet several basic qualifications: you must be a U.S. citizen, be less than 44 years of age, and pass a physical examination. To be an environmental health officer, you also need one of the following:
- A bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in environmental health from a program accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
- A bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in industrial hygiene from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology for the American Board of Industrial Hygiene
- A master's or doctoral degree in environmental or occupational health from a school of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
- Certification as an Industrial Hygienist (CIH) by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene
- Certification as a Health Physicist (CHP) by the American Board of Health Physics
If you are a student or an environmental health professional interested in the Commissioned Corps, take the next step! E-mail us your questions, call us at 800-279-1605, or apply online now.