COLLEGE STATION, Texas July 31, 2008 – Students in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University who are pursuing a safety engineering certificate as part of their undergraduate education are now eligible for a new scholarship offered through the Safety Engineering Certificate Program.
The new $2,500 scholarship award is divided into installments of $500 for courses taken that qualify toward earning the certificate. To be eligible for the scholarship students must maintain an overall minimum GPR of 3.0. In addition, students must earn at least a B in each qualifying course for the scholarship to continue.
Students interested in applying for the scholarship for the 2009 academic year are required to submit their completed applications, which can be downloaded here. Applications may be submitted to Mary Cass at (mary-cass@tamu.edu), or they can be dropped off at the receptionist’s desk of the Mary Kay O’Connor Safety Process Center, room 244 in the Jack E. Brown Engineering Building.
The Safety Engineering Certificate Program is administered by the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering.
Through the program, students are exposed to principles and case histories from a wide variety of engineering disciplines. The curriculum emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of safety, health and environmental engineering. It also emphasizes the knowledge and skills most likely to be needed by any engineer as well as those who specialize in safety engineering.
The safety engineering certificate requires 15 hours of coursework, which are applicable to the hours necessary for graduation and not an additional load. Nine hours are dedicated to basic topics and are required for everyone in the program. An additional six hours address more specific or advanced topics. These advanced topics are cross-listed with numerous departments and developed in cooperation with various TEES research centers and TTI. A three-hour, discipline-specific capstone course that includes a safety component can complete the 15-hour Safety Certificate requirement. After completion of the program, the certificate is recorded on a student’s permanent university transcript.
For more information, including a list of required courses, visit: http://essap.tamu.edu/safety.htm. Additional questions may be directed to Mary Cass, program coordinator in the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, via email or at (979) 458-1863.
