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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Public Health B.A.
Sample Plan: Public Health B.A. Sample Plan - Life Science focused pre-major
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PUBH 1202 - What is Public Health? : 3.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 1061 3.0 cr
CHEM 1065 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology : 4.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ
CHEM 1062 3.0 cr
CHEM 1066 1.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
CHEM 2301 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
CHEM 2302 3.0 cr
CHEM 2311 4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PUBH 3213W - Determinants of Health in Communities : 3.0 cr : WI
COMM 4251 - Environmental Communication : 3.0 cr : ENV
PUBH 3011 - Public Health Approaches to HIV/AIDS : 2.0 cr
HMED 3001W - Health, Disease, and Healing I : 4.0 cr : HIS, WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PUBH 4201 - Inequalities in Health : 3.0 cr
PUBH 3212 - Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Review of Public Health Investigation, Response, & Prevention Strategy : 2.0 cr
PUBH 3104 - Environmental Health Effects: Introduction to Toxicology : 2.0 cr
PUBH 3601 - Global Public Health Issues : 2.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
PUBH 3214 - Information and Data Sources for Public Health Decision Making : 3.0 cr
ANTH 3306W - Medical Anthropology : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
SOC 3446 - Comparing Healthcare Systems : 3.0 cr : GP
ENGL 3741 - Literacy and American Cultural Diversity : 4.0 cr : DSJ, LITR
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PUBH 4202 - Public Health and Medical Systems : 3.0 cr
PUBH 4901 - Public Health Capstone : 3.0 cr
HSM 4541 - Health Care Finance : 3.0 cr
PUBH 3351 - Epidemiology: People, Places, and Disease : 2.0 cr
PUBH 3106 - Making Sense of Health Studies : 2.0 cr
Elective :1.0 cr