Program application requirements

• Applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health or earned a bachelor’s degree and have four years of safety-related work experience or earned a bachelor’s degree and completed 22 credit hours of undergraduate prerequisite Oakland University OSH course work.

• Earned bachelor’s degrees considered for admission must be from regionally-accredited institutions of higher education.

• In addition to the two Recommendation for Graduate Admission forms, listed under the University graduate application requirements above, applicants must submit a third Recommendation for Graduate Admission form from an academic instructor.

• Applicants should have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0.

• Curriculum vitae or resume

• Personal statement describing career experiences and professional goals

• Applicants may be required to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and arrange for their official GRE scores to be submitted to Oakland University. The institution code for Oakland University is 1497.

Applicants with an undergraduate GPA less than 3.0 with the appropriate academic background and strong letters of recommendation may be considered for admission with limited standing. Applicants who qualify for this admission status must complete a minimum of 16 credits of graduate-level work, with a GPA of 3.0 or above within the first year of their program, to be advanced to full admission.