WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
BENJAMIN M. STATLER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
GUIDANCE FOR COMPLETING YOUR MASTERS DEGREE PLAN OF STUDY
The Plan of Study has many pull-down menus selections making it easier to complete. All other areas
are to be typed. Please refer to the College’s Guidelines for Graduate Programs for additional
information.
I. Select your area of emphasis. NOTE: Only Area of Emphasis approved by the University is listed. If
you’re not completing any of the following then leave blank:
II. Select your Certificate area. NOTE: Only Certificates approved by the University are listed. If you’re
not completing any of the following then leave blank
III. Type Name and Student in the correct fields
IV. List courses being used for your degree in the electives/other section and courses that were used for
preparatory courses in the preparatory section
A. Give course numbers identified by University (ex. SAFM 566)
B. Give course title
C. Give credit hours
 Only indicate hours in the non-degree column if the courses are not used towards your
degree (i.e. preparatory courses)
D. Give grade
 Courses with a grade of “I” must also be listed
E. Semester Completed: ex.: 201701 (Spring 2017) – 201705 (Summer 2017) – 201808 (Fall 2018)
F. Mark courses used to complete the degree (DEG) or certificate (CER)
a. If completing an AOE, please mark course with an asterisk after the course number (ex.
EE 456*)
b. If the courses is preparatory then leave DEG and CER blank
G. Minimum credit hours for safety management is 36 hours
V. Complete committee section: Your Chairperson must be a regular member of the Statler College
graduate faculty. Committee members can be regular or associate member of the Statler College
graduate faculty. It is allowable to have 1 committee member who is a non-graduate faculty member.
Refer to the College’s Guidelines for Graduate Programs for additional information.
VI. Obtain signatures of all listed individuals, except the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
VII. Submit completed/signed Plan of Study to Student Services, Room 141 Engineering Science Building
Note: To graduate, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required of ALL courses taken as a graduate student,
including remedial undergraduate classes if a grade was received, not just those shown on the submitted Plan of
Study.
Revised 12/2015
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
BENJAMIN M. STATLER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
M.S. PLAN OF STUDY FOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Preliminary
Area of Emphasis in
Final
Certificate in
Name:
Student ID:
Course
Subj/No.
Course Title (for special problems and
independent study, give subject)
Semester Cr. Hr.
Deg
Non-Deg
Grade
Semester
Comp.
Deg Cer
PREPARATORY COURSES
SAFM 501
SAFM 502
SAFM 505
SAFM 528
SAFM 534
SAFM 550
SAFM 552
SAFM 640
SAFM 689
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REQUIRED COURSES
Safety Management Integration
Controlling Environmental and Personnel Hazards
Safety Legislation and Compliance
Economic Aspects of Safety
Fire Safety Management
Loss Control and Recover
Safety and Health Training
Instrumentation for Safety Managers
ELECTIVES/OTHER
Professional Field Experience
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Total Credit Hours:
Thesis Program
Approvals
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
36
Problem Report
Name (Typed)
Coursework only
Dept.
(Abbrev)
Approval Signature
Date
Student
Committee Members
Committee Chairperson
Graduate Program Cord.
Department Chairman
Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs
Dr. Gary Winn
Dr. Kenneth Currie
IMSE
Dr. David A. Wyrick
Statler
IMSE
Revised 12/2015