How To Qualify
Environmental health is a graduate profession, so all would-be EHPs (Environmental Health Practitioner) must first obtain a degree accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. This is combined with work-based learning, plus professional exams after graduation before you’re a fully qualified EHP.
School or college leavers looking to enrol on an accredited BSc degree course should be thinking in terms of achieving a minimum of 160 UCAS points with science at AS/A2 level, or 200 UCAS points without science. Alternatively, entry can be gained through an appropriate GNVQ, BTEC or Foundation Degree qualification.
For more mature aspirants, including career-changers, there are flexible alternatives into BSc degrees, including one-year science access or Foundation Degrees. Graduates who already have a BSc in another field may be able to go straight onto a postgraduate MSc course and qualify that way.
The key thing to remember is that your degree course must be CIEH-accredited. More and more universities are in discussions with the CIEH about running accredited courses, so the choice is growing all the time.