2024-25 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: 62

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

  • PHTH 4000 (3)  Health Care Systems & Organizations
  • PHTH 4250 (3)  Multicultural Health
  • PHTH 3000 (3)  Introduction to Public Health
  • PHIL 2413 (3)  Bioethics
  • PHTH 3500 (3)  Community Health and Education
  • PHTH 4300 (3)  Health Care Budgeting & Finance
  • PHTH 4700 (3)  Leadership in the Community
  • PHTH 4600 (3)  Environmental Health
  • PHTH 4300 (4)  Epidemiology for Public Health
  • MATH 2430 (4)  Biostatistics
  • PHTH 3950 (5)  Applied Research Project