Minimum Standards and Qualifications

An applicant for registration as a Registered Sanitarian must possess the following minimum education and/or experience in order to be eligible for registration: (a) A bachelor’s degree or graduate degree in sanitary science, public health, environmental health, or equivalent as may be determined by the Department, from an Approved School of Public Health/Environmental Health, as defined in 105 CMR 802.020; or (b) A bachelor’s degree or graduate degree in environmental engineering from an institution recognized as accredited by the United States Department of Education, or any equivalent institution as determined by the Department; or (c) A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 30 semester hours credit in Basic Sciences from an institution recognized as accredited by the United States Department of Education, or any like institution approved by the Department, plus the equivalent of one year full-time professional experience in environmental health. 1. Basic Science courses may be taken outside the applicant’s bachelor’s degree program but must be offered by an institution recognized as accredited by the United States Department of Education, or any like institution approved by the Department. 2. Applicants may include up to six social science and/or Advanced Math credits towards the applicant’s total Basic Science course credits. 3. As pertains to a particular applicant, the Department shall determine whether: a. a math course constitutes an Advanced Math course; and b. other courses not defined as Basic Sciences constitute a Basic Science course for the purpose of licensure. 4. In making any determination set forth in 105 CMR 802.200(1)(c)3., the Department reserves its right to require an applicant to submit documentation, which may include a syllabus, explaining course content to assist the Department in determining whether a specific course qualifies. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide sufficient information regarding specific course content. (2) The Department may, in its discretion, grant credit to an applicant for education received at an institution outside of the United States if the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the Department that such foreign education is substantially equivalent to that provided in an institution recognized as accredited by the United States Department of Education or otherwise approved by the Department. (3) Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in 105 CMR 802.200(1), the Department may, in its discretion, determine that an applicant who has passed the examination as required in 105 CMR 802.220 meets the minimum education and/or experience in order to be eligible for registration as a Registered Sanitarian.