Public Health B.S. - 4 Year Plan of Study

Semester 1 (Fall)

• ✳️  ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit(s): 3
• PHC 2100 - Introduction to Public Health Credit(s): 3  (Meets the TGEC - Creative Thinking   & Lower-level elective requirements)
• SLS 2901 - Academic Foundations Seminar Credit(s): 1-3
• SGEM - General Education Core Mathematics    Credit(s): 3 
• SGES - General Education Core Social Sciences   Credit(s): 3 

NOTE: SCIV (Civics Literacy requirement) needs to be fulfilled prior to graduation. See advisor.

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 2 (Spring)

• ✳️  ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit(s): 3
• HSC 2130 - Sex, Health, and Decision-Making Credit(s): 3  (Meets the TGED - Human & Cultural Diversity   requirement)
• STA 2023 - Introductory Statistics I Credit(s): 3 (Meets the SGEM - General Education Core Mathematics   requirement)
• SGEH - General Education Core Humanities  Credit(s): 3 
• SGEN - General Education Core Natural Sciences   Credit(s): 3 

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 3 (Summer)

• General Elective Credit(s): 3 

Total Credit Hours: 3

Semester 4 (Fall)

• ✳️  PHC 4101 - Overview of Public Health Programs and Policies Credit(s): 3
• ✳️ Lower Level Elective Credit(s): 3 
• HSC 2100 - Contemporary Health Science Credit(s): 3 (TGEI - Information and Data Literacy   requirement is met with HSC 2100  ) Credit(s)
• PHC 3302 - Introduction to Environmental & Occupational Health Credit(s): 3
• Lower-level Elective (HSC 2017   recommended) Credit(s): 3  

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 5 (Spring)

• ✳️  PHC 4030 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
• ✳️ General Elective Credit(s): 3 
• HSC 4624 - Foundations of Global Health Credit(s): 3
• TGEI - Information and Data Literacy   Credit(s): 3 
• Major Upper-Level Specialization Elective Credit(s): 3 

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 6 (Summer)

• General Elective Credit(s): 3 
• General Elective Credit(s): 3 

Total Credit Hours: 6

Semester 7 (Fall)

• ✳️  HSC 4551 - Survey of Human Diseases Credit(s): 3
• HSC 4211 - Health, Behavior and Society Credit(s): 3
• HSC 4630 - Understanding U.S. Health Care Credit(s): 3
• TGEE - Ethical Reasoning & Civic Engagement   Credit(s): 3 
• General Elective Credit(s): 3 

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 8 (Spring)

• ✳️  PHC 4069 - Biostatistics in Society Credit(s): 3
• PHC 4720 - Foundation to Professional Writing in Public Health Credit(s): 3 (Meets TGEI - Information and Data Literacy   requirement)
• Major Upper-Level Skills Elective Credit(s): 3 
• Major Upper-Level Specialization Elective Credit(s): 3 

Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 9 (Summer)

Please consider pursing High Impact Practice opportunities this semester such as Education Abroad, Internship Opportunities, Community Engagement, or Research Opportunities.

Questions about opportunities? Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.

Semester 10 (Fall)

• HSC 4631 - Critical Issues in Public Health Credit(s): 3
• PHC 4117 - Workforce & Leadership Development Credit(s): 3
• TGEH - High Impact Practice   Credit(s): 3 
• Major Upper-Level Specialization Elective Credit(s): 3 

Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 11 (Spring)

• ✳️  PHC 4464 - Introduction to Health Disparities & Social Determ Credit(s): 3
• PHC 4755 - Foundations of Evaluation and Research in Public Health Credit(s): 3
• General Elective Credit(s): 3 
• Major Upper-Level Specialization Elective Credit(s): 3 
• Apply for Graduation

Total Credit Hours: 12