Public Health Studies, BS

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 2.65 for entry. Students entering the worksite health promotion concentration must have a minimum cumulative 2.25 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 2.75 GPA and a minimum 3.0 GPA calculated on the following courses: BIOL 1100 , BIOL 1101 , BIOL 1200 , BIOL 1201 ; CHEM 1150 , CHEM 1151 , CHEM 1160 , CHEM 1161 .

Minimum degree requirement is 126 s.h. as follows:

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

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

All concentrations:

Community health concentration:

Prehealth professions concentration:

Worksite health promotion:

2. Common core - 21 s.h.

3. Concentrations - 37- 47 s.h.

(Choose one concentration.)

a. Community health concentration (37 s.h.)

b. Prehealth professions (44-47 s.h.)

Choose 22 s.h. from the following:

c. Worksite Health Promotion (47 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.