The Environmental Health Science program is accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) .
The mission of EHAC is to enhance the education and training of students in environmental health science and protection. The EHAC Council develops and applies accreditation guidelines for institutions of higher education that wish to ensure premium quality education and training of environmental health science and protection practitioners.
There are only 31 accredited EH programs in the country and accreditation provides students with opportunities to complete internships with the United States Public Health Service .