Public Health Studies, BS

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Students entering the public health studies degree program choose one of three concentrations: community health, prehealth professions, or worksite health promotion. The community health concentration requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 for entry and thereafter the student must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in the required cognates and pass all health education core courses with a minimum grade of C. A student earning a D in any of these courses must petition the Department of Health Education and Promotion for probationary continuation. No student on probation may enroll for HLTH 4991 , Health Education and Promotion Internship. Students entering the worksite health promotion concentration must have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA and a minimum 2.5 GPA calculated on three courses: ECON 2113 ; HLTH 2000 ; PSYC 3241 . Students entering the prehealth professions concentration must have a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA and a minimum 2.75 GPA calculated on the following courses: BIOL 1100 , BIOL 1101 , BIOL 1200 , BIOL 1201 ; CHEM 1150 , CHEM 1151 , CHEM 1160 , CHEM 1161 . Prehealth professions students must complete an interview with health education faculty. Minimum degree requirement is 126 s.h. as follows:

1. Foundations curriculum requirements including those listed below for all options as well as additional foundations curriculum requirements for each option - 42 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry foundations curriculum credit see Liberal Arts Foundations Curriculum )

2. Common core - 24 s.h.

3. Concentration - 37-49 s.h.

(Choose one option.)

Community Health - 37 s.h.:

Prehealth Professions - 41-49 s.h.

Basic Science Requirements:

Choose either:

Health Education Requirements:

HLTH 3300 - Introduction to Patient Education

Choose 12 s.h. from the following:

Worksite Health Promotion - 48 s.h.:

4. Electives:

It is recommended that courses be taken which reinforce content in the physical, social, and behavioral sciences, or provide the student with a community health specialty area such as gerontology, environmental health, or health promotion. Number of elective hours varies by concentration.