OSHA
Description: Degree seeking students may submit copies of their US Department of Labor OSHA card to receive prior learning credit.
Submit scores: students may submit their OSHA cards through email or in-person to the Records Office.
Expiration: The OSHA card must be less than five years old
Credit acceptance: Students may be granted a max of 30 credits or 50% of their program plan. In order for prior learning credit to be posted to an account, students must be in a HCC degree seeking program.
The Records Office will only post prior learning credit relevant to your HCC degree. Posting irrelevant credit could negatively impact your financial aid and/or veterans benefits. Please contact Financial Aid for more information at FinAid@heartland.edu
Transferability: OSHA credit may only be applicable to your program at Heartland and may not transfer. Please consult your transfer institution about transferability.
OSHA credit Crosswalk
Students will be awarded credit as indicated below.
| OSHA Card | HCC Course |
| OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety | TECH 171 |
| OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Safety | TECH 172 |
| OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety | TECH 271 |
| OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Safety | TECH 272 |
View OSHA.gov to find answers to questions like how to attain a replacement card.