Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Laboratory Sciences

College of Southern Nevada

This BAS program has a technician emphasis in Environmental Laboratory Sciences that provides a distinctive baccalaureate degree pathway for students who receive department approval to declare the BAS or have completed an associate degree in a similar or related field from an accredited institution and receive department approval. This degree furthers the AAS-EM technician level knowledge so that a graduate should be able to further their environmental laboratory technician skills.Student Learning OutcomesSummarize federal, county, state, and tribal policies driving environmental quality policies.Recall USEPA Quality Control principles and technology to analyze all matrix.Recommend laboratory techniques and methods to analyze environmental matrix.Evaluate biochemical, inorganic, and organic data to inform and make decisions regarding data quality.Categorize all waste streams as a result of laboratory processes.Select Best Management Practice (BMP) and scientific strategies for managing of laboratory work-flow.Prepare management actions plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and reports. Show leadership skills within the environmental laboratory sciences fields.

School of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics