DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

PROGRAM OF STUDY

The B.S. program in public health consists of a minimum of 121 credits of study. The program includes 43 credits of general education requirements, 42 credits of major course work (27 credits of core courses and 15 credits of concentration courses), 6 credits of internship, 3-6 credits of cognate study, and 24-27 credits of electives. Students may choose to concentrate in either health promotion or environmental health or take a generalist track.

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Health Requirement (PCH 201 - Wellness required)
Math Requirement (MAT 107 - Statistics required)
Natural Sciences A Requirement (BIO 110 required)

COGNATE (3-6 credits)
BIO 111 - Human Biology II (3 cr.)
BIO 120 - Basic Microbiology (3 cr.; for environmental-health specialization only) 

MAJOR - CORE COURSES (27 credits)
PCH 202 - Introduction to Public Health (3 cr.)
PCH 242 - Introduction to Epidemiology (3 cr.)
PCH 275 - Public Health Education (3 cr.)
PCH 340 - Public Health Research (3 cr.)
PCH 351 - Health in Society (3 cr.)
PCH 358 - Health Policy (3 cr.)
PCH 359 - Environmental Health (3 cr.)
PCH 363 - Program Planning (3 cr.)
PCH 365 - Illness and Disease (3 cr.)

MAJOR - CONCENTRATIONS (15 credits)
HEALTH PROMOTION CONCENTRATION
PCH 430 - Health-Promotion Priorities (3 cr.)
PCH 431 - Health-Promotion Interventions (6 cr.)
PCH 432 - Health-Promotion Planning and Evaluation (6 cr.)

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONCENTRATION
PCH 440 - Food Hygiene (3 cr.)
PCH 441 - Water Supply & Waste-Water Treatment (3 cr.)
PCH 445 - Emergency Preparedness (3 cr.)
PCH 446 - Environmental Hazards (3 cr.)
Elective - (3 cr.) chosed from among the following: BIO 210, CHE 125, CHE 340, ENV 300, GEO 298, PCH 250, PCH 444, PCH 480, PHY 330

GENERAL CONCENTRATION
15 credits of approved PCH coursework

PROFESSIONAL (6 credits)
PCH 497 - Public Health Internship (6 cr.) 

ELECTIVES (24-27 credits)
Electives (24-27 credits)