Public Health - Health Sciences Concentration, B.S.

Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Public Health – Health Sciences

Complete a total of 126 credit hours of coursework for graduation.

• Students in the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Sciences concentration must:

- Maintain a 2.7 cumulative GPA
- Maintain a 2.5 Math and Science cumulative GPA

• Only two science, mathematics or PBH courses may be repeated to continue in the program.

General Education Core - 41 credit hours
Major Requirements - 28 credit hours
Additional Coursework - 57 credit hours

Major Requirements

• PBH 202 - Epidemiology 3 cr.
• PBH 207 - Introduction to Allied Health 3 cr.
• PBH 305 - Seminar in Public Health/Health Sciences 1 cr.
• PBH 306 - Scientific Communication 3 cr.
• PBH 307 - Research Methodology 3 cr.
• PBH 406 - Public Health Law 3 cr.
• PE 202 - Introduction to Exercise and Physiology 3 cr.
• PE 310 - Kinesiology 3 cr.
• PT/OT Elective: 6 cr.

Additional Coursework

• BIO 112 - General Biology II 3 cr.
• BIO 112L - General Biology II Laboratory 1 cr.
• BIO 201 - Anatomy and Physiology I 3 cr.
• BIO 201L - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 cr.
• BIO 202 - Anatomy and Physiology II 3 cr.
• BIO 202L - Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 cr.
• BIO 203 - Microbiology 3 cr.
• BIO 203L - Microbiology Laboratory 1 cr.
• BIO 418 - Human Physiology 3 cr.
• BIO 418L - Human Physiology Laboratory 1 cr.
• CHE 111 - General Chemistry I 3 cr.
• CHE 111L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 cr.
• CHE 112 - General Chemistry II 3 cr.
• CHE 112L - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 cr.
• CS 101 - Computer Concepts and Applications 3 cr.
• MAT 122 - Precalculus 3 cr.
• MAT 204 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 cr.
• PHY 201 - Elementary College Physics I 3 cr.
• PHY 201L - Elementary College Physics I Laboratory 1 cr.
• PHY 202 - Elementary College Physics II 3 cr.
• PHY 202L - Elementary College Physics II Laboratory 1 cr.
• PSY 204 - Human Development 3 cr.
• PSY 213 - Psychology of Personality 3 cr.
• PSY 402 - Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.
• General Elective: 3 cr.

Public Health - Health Sciences Curriculum

Total Required Hours: 126

* Service Learning: Students will earn a total of 30 service learning hours after successful completion of FYS 101  & FYS 102 .

** Community Service: Students must contact the Center for Career and Professional Development for pre-approved community service project to earn a total of 90 hours of community service by the end of their junior year.

*** Writing Proficiency Examination: Students must complete ENG 111  and ENG 112  with a minimum grade of ‘C’ to register for ENG 199 - Writing Proficiency Examination . Students who fail to take or do not pass ENG 199  must take ENG 200 - Review of Writing Strategies  (3 credit hours).