Progression Through the Program
Students complete 123 credit hours of degree requirements. Full-time students complete the BSPH Program in 4 years. Coursework includes successful completion of 15 required courses, including a 2-semester capstone course. Students must maintain a major GPA of 2.5 to progress in the major and an overall GPA of 2.0 to graduate.
Plan of Study: Scope and Sequence of Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program
The BSPH Curriculum incorporates three elements: University core, elective, and required courses. Courses generally run over 15 weeks in the fall and spring semesters and 7 to 10 weeks in the summer session. The following section details the length of the academic units in courses and credit hours organized in the curricular structures of University core, elective, and required courses.
Structure, Courses and Credits
University Core (67 credits)
BIO 161: Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
BIO 162: Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
BIO 163: Clinical Microbiology (4 credits)
CHM 161: Chemistry (4 credits)
COM 150: Presentation Skills
CSC 154: Healthcare Informatics
ENG 110: College Writing I: Persuasion (3 credits)
ENG 150: Introduction to Literature or LIT 150: Modern European and Latin American Writers (3 credits)
ENG 210: College Writing II: Research (3 credits)
Fine Arts or Foreign Language (3 credits)
HIS 151: Global History to 1500 or HIS 155: Themes in American History (3 credits)
HIS 251: 1500 to the Present or LIT 250: Topics in Western Literature or ENG 250: Literature and Culture or Fine Arts (200 or 300 level) or Second Foreign Language (3 credits)
HSC 217: Statistics for Health Science Professionals (3 credits)
NUTR 165: Nutrition (3 credits)
POL 151: Principles of American Government or ECN 150: Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 credits)
PHL 151: The Human Person or PHL 152: Moral Choice (3 credits)
PHL 200 or 300 level (3 credits)
PSY 210: Developmental Psychology or PSY 220: Psychopathology or PSY 225: Social Psychology or PSY 250: Human Sexuality (3 credits)
REL 150: Exploring Christianity or 153: Exploring Religion (3 credits)
REL 200 level or 300 level (3 credits)
SOC 150: Principles of Sociology (3 credits)
Electives (1 Required Elective; 4 Open Electives- 15 credits)
Required Elective
PHLT 270: Special Topics in Public Health Nutrition* (as of Fall 2017; 3 credits)
Open Electives (12 credits)
Students can take Public Health Electives (Optional)
PHLT 250: Global Health (3 credits)
PHLT 357: Women, Gender and Public Health (3 credits)
PHLT 358: Adolescent Health: Public Health Issues, Programs and Policies (3 credits)
PHLT 452: Urban Men’s Health (3 credits)
PHLT 454: Public Health, AIDS and Society (3 credits)
Required Courses (42 credits)
PHLT 101: Essentials of Public Health (3 credits)
PHLT 301: Theories of Social Behavioral Change in Community Health Education (3 credits)
PHLT 314: Unhealthy Urban Environments: Healthy Solutions (3 credits)
PHLT 315: Violence Prevention & Control (3 credits)
PHLT 319: Epidemiology (3 credits)
PHLT 350: Health Education: Principles and Practice (3 credits)
PHLT 355: Needs Assessment and Program Planning (3 credits)
PHLT 356: Reproductive Health (3 credits)
PHLT 408: Research Methods for Public Health (3 credits)
PHLT 410: Public Health Education Capstone I (3 credits)
PHLT 411: Public Health Education Capstone II (3 credits)
PHLT 420: Public Health Leadership and Health Education (3 credits)
PHLT 451: Introduction to Public Health Policy (3 credits)
PHLT 489: Race, Ethnicity & Public Health (3 credits)
Plan of Study
Full-time students complete the BSPH Program in 4 years. Coursework includes successful completion of all core, elective, and required courses.
Freshman Year
Fall (16 credits)
ENG 110 – Writing I
HIS 151 or HIS 155
CHM 161 – Chemistry or BIO 163 – Clinical Microbiology
PHL 151 or PHL 152
POL 151 or ECN 150
Spring (16 credits)
ENG 150 or LIT 150
REL 150 or 153
CHM 161 – Chemistry or BIO 163 – Clinical Microbiology
PHLT 101 – Essentials of Public Health
COM 150 – Presentation Skills
Sophomore Year
Fall (16 credits)
NUTR 165 – Nutrition
Fine Arts or Foreign Language
BIO 161 – Anatomy and Physiology I
ENG 210 – Writing II
CSC 154 – Healthcare Informatics
Spring (16 credits)
PHL 200 or 300 level
HIS 251 or LIT 250 or ENG 250 or Fine Arts (200 or 300 level) or Second Foreign Language
BIO 162 – Anatomy and Physiology II
HSC 217 – Statistics for Health Science Professionals
SOC 150 – Principles of Sociology
Junior Year
Fall (15 credits)
PHLT 270 – Special Topics in Public Health PHLT 301- Social & Behavior Theory Nutrition*
PHLT 319 – Epidemiology
PSY 210 or PSY 220 or PSY 225 or PSY 250
PHLT 350 – Health Education
PHLT 355 – Needs Assessment
Spring (15 credits)
PHLT 301 – Social & Behavior Theory
REL 200 level or 300 level
PHLT 314 – Environmental Health
PHLT 356 – Reproductive Health
PHLT 420 – Public Health Leadership
Senior Year
Fall (15 credits)
PHLT 410 – Health Education Capstone I
PHLT 451 – Health Policy
PHLT 489 – Race, Ethnicity & Public Health
Elective
Elective
Spring (15 credits)
PHLT 315 – Violence Prevention & Control
PHLT 408 – Research Methods
PHLT 411 – Health Education Capstone I
Elective
Elective
BSPH Handbook
The BSPH handbook is available to download here.
