Science Education students must complete 13 hours of professional development laboratory safety course through Flinn Scientific. This includes 6 hours for middle school lab safety and 7 hours for high school lab safety.  Click on the links below to obtain an outline of the Professional Development Laboratory Safety course for High School or Middle School. (All students in the secondary science education program must present a certificate prior to student teaching).

The goal of the Laboratory Safety Certification Course is to improve your safety awareness and increase your knowledge of relevant safety regulations, practices and procedures that directly impact middle school and high school science teachers. The emphasis throughout the lab safety course is on best practices that offer you simple, practical, and effective solutions to solve your laboratory safety problems.