The Bachelor of Public Health is designed for students whose career goal is to work in health systems or organizations providing health related or general human services to individuals and communities.
The curriculum for the BPH provides the opportunity to learn foundation skills necessary to succeed in the dynamic health environment and is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills for both individual and community-based health care. The program provides students the core skills necessary for advanced education in public health or a related field.
All students learn about:
- the five major areas of public health (biostatistics, environmental health services, epidemiology, health services administration, and social and behavioral sciences) and each area’s contribution to public health;
- how social determinants of health impact disability, disease and illness in populations;
- critical aspects of contemporary public health challenges;
- professional communication;
- the scientific basis of public health knowledge.
Minimum application requirements:
- A minimum 3.0 overall GPA
- A minimum 3.0 critical tracking GPA with a “C” or better in all critical tracking courses
Required critical tracking courses:
- BSC2005 Biological Sciences or BSC2010 Integrated Principles of Biology I
- STA2023 Introduction to Statistics I
- PSY2012 General Psychology
- ENC3254 Professional Writing in the Discipline (Public Health)
AP, IB, or AICE credit is accepted for any critical tracking course. If a letter grade has been earned, a minimum of “C” or higher is required for all courses, and the critical tracking GPA must be at least 3.0 after all critical tracking courses are complete.