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Sanitarian or Environmental Health Specialist Licensing or Registration Agencies

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Licensure or registration as a sanitarian or environmental health specialist is not required to work in the field of environmental public health. However, some employment opportunities may require sanitarian/environmental health specialist licensure or registration. 

State

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as a Registered Environmental Health Sanitarian in Arizona. 

Arkansas

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Registered Sanitarian in Arkansas. 

California

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Environmental Health Specialist in California. An individual must also complete up to eighteen (18) months of experience to apply.

Colorado

Colorado does not license or register sanitarians or environmental health specialists

Connecticut

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Environmental Health Specialist in Connecticut. An individual must also complete two (2) years of experience to apply.

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Ohio State has not determined whether completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Certified Environmental Health Professional in Florida. A review of the applicant's official transcripts will determine if the required hours of coursework are met

Georgia

Georgia Registered Environmental Health Professionals 

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian in Georgia. An individual must also complete two (2) years of on-the-job training and experience to apply.

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as an Environmental Health Practitioner in Illinois. An individual must also complete one (1) year of experience to apply.

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist in Kentucky.

Louisiana

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Sanitarian in Louisiana. An individual must also complete ten to twelve (10-12) months of experience to apply.

Maine

Maryland

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist in Maryland.

Massachusetts

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist in Massachusetts.

Michigan

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Sanitarian in Michigan. An individual must also complete four (4) thousand hours in planning, developing, or implementing systems to apply. Applicants must also complete trainings in identifying victims of human trafficking and implicit bias. 

Minnesota

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian in Minnesota. An individual must also complete one (1) year of supervised employment. 

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Sanitarian in Montana. 

Nebraska

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as an Environmental Health Specialist in Nebraska. An individual must also complete one (1) year of work experience. 

Nevada

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as an Environmental Health Specialist in Nevada. An individual must also complete two (2) years of work experience. 

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as a Health Officer/ Registered Health Specialist in New Jersey. An individual must also complete a field training course and one (1) year of experience. 

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for as an Environmental Health Specialist in North Carolina.

North Dakota

North Dakota Health and Human Services 

Ohio

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for sanitarian or sanitarian-in-training registration in Ohio. An individual must also meet Department experience requirements to apply for sanitarian registration.

Oklahoma

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as a Sanitarian/ Environmental Specialist in Oklahoma. An individual must also complete two (2) years of postgrad experience. 

Oregon

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as an Environmental Health Specialist in Oregon. 

Pacific Territories

Ohio State has not determined whether completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public Health, MPH- Environmental Health Sciences, MS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply for sanitarian licensure or registration in the Pacific Territories.

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Carolina Environmental Certification Board 

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as an Environmental Sanitarians in South Carolina. An individual's application must be approved by the Board to take the exam. 

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as a Sanitarian in Texas. An individual must also complete two (2) years of experience. 

Utah

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as an Environmental Health Scientist in Utah. An individual must also pass the Utah Law and Rules Exam.

U.S. Virgin Islands

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as a Registered Sanitarian in Washington. An individual must also complete one (1) year of experience. 

West Virginia

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as a Registered Sanitarian in West Virginia. An individual must also complete a sanitarian course with a minimum of three hundred (300) hours and have at least two (2) years of experience.

Wisconsin

Completion of Ohio State's BSPH- Environmental Public HealthMPH- Environmental Health SciencesMS- Environmental Public Health, or PhD- Environmental Public Health program meets educational requirements to apply as a Registered Sanitarian in Wisconsin. An individual must also have at least two (2) years of experience.

Wyoming