2020-21 Graduate & Non-Traditional Catalog | School of Business

Public Health, B.S.

[PUBLIC HEALTH -  1214]

Admission Criteria:

Attend an information meeting, choose your desired start date, complete an online application and include the following documents:

  1. Official Transcripts from every college or university you attended.
  2. A current professional résumé, describing your relevant experience and training.
  3. Application essay (500 words or less). Instructions and submission available through the online application.

SPECIFICS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH, B.S. DEGREE

Minimum Total Hours: 124

Total Liberal Arts Hours: 60

Minimum Requirements: GPA of 2.0 in the major and overall; no grade less than C-

Requirements:

Minimum Number of Transfer Credits 60

  • Must include: English Composition, General Biology and Elementary Statistics (Grade of C or above)

Additional Credits 27 (May come from additional coursework or experiential learning)

  • Required courses for graduation - (can be part of the 60 transferred in or part of the additional 27):
    • Speech

Credits in the Program: 37

  • BPH 400 (3)  Health Care Systems & Organizations
  • BPH 425 (3)  Multicultural Health
  • BPH 300 (3)  Introduction to Public Health
  • PHL 413PH (3)  Bioethics
  • BPH 350 (3)  Community Health and Education
  • BPH 450 (3)  Health Care Budgeting & Finance
  • BPH 470 (3)  Leadership in the Community
  • BPH 460 (3)  Environmental Health
  • BPH 430 (4)  Epidemiology for Public Health
  • MTH 351PH (4)  Biostatistics
  • BPH 395 (5)  Applied Research Project