Public Health, B.S.

English Composition (6 credits)

• ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3

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• ENG 1230 - Writers’ Workshop I Credit Hours: 3

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• ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3

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• ENG 1240 - Writers’ Workshop II Credit Hours: 3

Oral Communication (3 credits)

• CMAT 1130 - Communication for Professionals Credit Hours: 3

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• CMAT 2030 - Basic Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3

Math (3 credits)

• MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 or a higher level college-level math course

Humanities and Fine Arts (9 Credits)

Humanities (3 Credits)

Students can select alternative courses listed under the Critical Thinking courses section listed in the approved CSU General Education listing.

• PHIL 1020 - Intro to Logic Credit Hours: 3

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• PHIL 1030 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3 is a program requirement.

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

Humanities or Fine Arts Elective (3 credits)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 Credits)

• SOC 1250 - Diversity US Soc Credit Hours: 3

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• ANTH 1010 - Intro Cultural Anth Credit Hours: 3 is a program requirement.

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• PSYC 1100 - Intro To Psyc Credit Hours: 3

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• PSYC 2000 - Life Span Devlpmnt Credit Hours: 3

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• SOC 1010 - Intro to Sociology Credit Hours: 3 (Choose two of the listed courses.)

Natural Sciences (6 credits)

Must include one life science and one physical science with laboratory. General Education requirements for Natural Sciences are embedded in the major.

Free Electives (7 Credits)

Natural Sciences (8 credits)

• BIOL 2020 - Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 2021 - Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4

College of Health Sciences Core Courses (9 credits)

• H SC 2150 - Intro Hlth Profssns Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 2190 - Intro to Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3321 - Service Learning in Health Credit Hours: 3

Required Public Health Core Courses (51 Credits)

• H SC 2250 - Health Care Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 2265 - Altrnative Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 2350 - Drugs Alcohol Soc Credit Hours: 3

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• H SC 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3

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• HIA 4200 - Rsrch Hlth Care/HIM Credit Hours: 3

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• NURS 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3

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• H SC 3313 - Health Disparities Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3315 - Hlth Behavior/Promtn Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3316 - Human Diseases Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3319 - Intro to Public Health Credit Hours: 3

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• H SC 3329 - Intro to Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3

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• PSYC 4190 - Fund Statistic Meth Credit Hours: 3

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• H SC 3375 - Health Policy and Admin Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3450 - Public Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4414 - Entrepreneurshp Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4418 - Basic Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4420 - Introduction to Urban Health Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4423 - Intro Environmental Hlth Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4424 - Program Planning & Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4425 - Comm Health Practicum Credit Hours: 3 to 6

• (fulfills the senior thesis/capstone requirement)

Public Health Supportive Electives (9 Credits)

• GEOG 2210 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 2250 - Urban Agricultr Food Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 2500 - The City:Envi/People Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 3229 - Political Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4010 - Geog Chgo Met Area Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4210 - Geog Hlth & Disease Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4270 - Geog of Population Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4500 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 4520 - Urban/Reg Planning Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3310 - HIV: People of Color Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3326 - Aging & Health Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3327 - Bioterrorism & Health Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3328 - International Health Credit Hours: 3
• P E 3030 - Psly of Exercise Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 2140 - Psy Death/Dying Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 3060 - Crisis Counseling Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 3300 - Psych Parenting Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 3320 - Famly/Comnty Violnce Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 4405
• SOC 2200 - Intro Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 2230 - Gender & Society Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 3200 - Race Relations Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 3290 - Latinas/os Contem Soc Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 3400 - The Urban Community Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 3700 - Intro To Demography Credit Hours: 3

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• SOC 4200 - Soc Class & Strat Credit Hours: 3

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• SOC 4300 - Sem:Soc Blk Families Credit Hours: 3

NOTE:

HSC courses cannot substitute for professional courses in nursing (NURS), occupational therapy (OT), and health information administration (HIA).

Other professional courses (such as HIA, OT, PT, or NURS codes) completed with a grade of C or better will be accepted as a public health supportive elective with the approval of the Dean. Credits will not be awarded for both H SC/Public Health and the professional courses in HIA, Nursing, and OT.

Fall Year 1

• BIOL 1080 - Bi Sci Survey II Credit Hours: 3

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• CMAT 1130 - Communication for Professionals Credit Hours: 3

• or

• CMAT 2030 - Basic Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3

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• ENG 1230 - Writers’ Workshop I Credit Hours: 3

• or

• ENG 1270 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3

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• MATH 1200 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
• Social or Behavioral Science Course I Credit Hours: 3

Spring Year 1

• BIOL 2020 - Anatomy & Physiology I Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4

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• CHEM 1050 - Introduction to General and Organic Chemistry Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 5

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• CHEM 1400 - General Chemistry I Lecture Credit Hours: 3 and
• CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

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• ENG 1240 - Writers’ Workshop II Credit Hours: 3

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• ENG 1280 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3

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• Elective (#1) Credit Hours: 1
• Social or Behavioral Science Course II Credit Hours: 3

Fall Year 2

• BIOL 2021 - Anatomy & Physiology II Lecture and Laboratory Credit Hours: 4
• Elective (#2) Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 2150 - Intro Hlth Profssns Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 2190 - Intro to Nutrition Credit Hours: 3

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• SOC 1250 - Diversity US Soc Credit Hours: 3

• or

• ANTH 1010 - Intro Cultural Anth Credit Hours: 3

Spring Year 2

• Fine Arts Requirement Credit Hours: 3
• Elective (#3) Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3321 - Service Learning in Health Credit Hours: 3

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• PHIL 1020 - Intro to Logic Credit Hours: 3 (Humanities Requirement)

• or

• PHIL 1030 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3 (Humanities Requirement)

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• Humanities or Fine Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3

Fall Year 3

• H SC 3200 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3313 - Health Disparities Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3316 - Human Diseases Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3319 - Intro to Public Health Credit Hours: 3

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• H SC 3329 - Intro to Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3

• or

• PSYC 4190 - Fund Statistic Meth Credit Hours: 3

Spring Year 3

• H SC 2250 - Health Care Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3315 - Hlth Behavior/Promtn Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3375 - Health Policy and Admin Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4418 - Basic Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4423 - Intro Environmental Hlth Credit Hours: 3

Fall Year 4

• H SC 2265 - Altrnative Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 2350 - Drugs Alcohol Soc Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 3450 - Public Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4420 - Introduction to Urban Health Credit Hours: 3
• Public Health Supportive Elective (#1) Credit Hours: 3

Spring Year 4

• H SC 4414 - Entrepreneurshp Hlth Care Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4424 - Program Planning & Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
• H SC 4425 - Comm Health Practicum Credit Hours: 3 to 6
• Public Health Supportive Elective (#2) Credit Hours: 3
• Public Health Supportive Elective (#3) Credit Hours: 3