Arizona Sanitarians' Council

Application Criteria

An applicant is eligible for registration as a sanitarian within the State of Arizona if the applicant meets at least one of the following:

1. Successful completion of at least 30 semester hours in the natural sciences at an accredited college or university.

2. Completion of at least five years of employment as a sanitarian aide in either a recognized public health agency or private industry in a position directly related to environmental health and under the supervision of a Registered Sanitarian.

3. Satisfactorily completion of at least five years of full-time military service in the field of environmental health.

Courses listed below are acceptable for the 30 semester hour requirement. [To convert quarter hours to semester hours, total the quarter hours of acceptable courses and multiply the total by 2/3. For example, 45 quarter hours is equivalent to 30 semester hours.]

Air Pollution Anatomy Bacteriology Biochemistry Biology Botany Biophysics Biostatistics Cell Physiology Chemical Engineering Chemistry Community Health Ecology Embryology Endocrinology Entomology Environmental Health Environmental Diseases

Epidemiology Food Bacteriology Dairy Sciences Genetics Geophysics Geology Hazardous Waste Herpetology Histology Hydro Geology Hydrology Ichthyology Industrial Hygiene Infectious Diseases Limnology Microbiology Molecular Biology Occupational Safety

Ornithology Parasitology Pathology Pharmacy Physics Physiology Plant Taxonomy Public Health Radiological Health Sanitary Engineering Sewage Sanitation Soil Science Toxicology Vector Control Veterinary Science Virology Zoology

If you have any questions regarding registration as a sanitarian in the State of Arizona, please contact us.