Bachelor of Science, Major in Public Health
Requirements: Students enrolled in the BS in Public Health program must maintain a SHSU GPA of 2.75 or higher. This minimum GPA requirement is mandated by the Council on Education of Public Health, the accrediting organization for public health education programs. The first semester a student earns a GPA below 2.75, he/she must meet with the BS in Public Health Program Coordinator to develop a plan of study to improve their GPA. The second semester a student earns a GPA below 2.75, she/he must declare a new major in the program areas of Health Sciences, Health Care Administration, Bilingual Health Care Studies, or another area that will allow students to enter the degree with a GPA below 2.75.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science in Public Health | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) 1 | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) 2 | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3 | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) 4 | 4 | |
| Degree Specific Requirements | ||
| BIOL 2403 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I 2, 5 | 4 |
| BIOL 2404 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II 5 | 4 |
| CHEM 1406 | Inorganic & Envir Chemistry 2 | 4 |
| or CHEM 1411 | General Chemistry I | |
| FACS 2362 | Nutrition 6 | 3 |
| KINE 2115 | Lifetime Health and Wellness 4 | 1 |
| MATH 1314 | Pre Calculus Algebra 1 | 3 |
| or MATH 1410 | Elementary Functions | |
| or MATH 1420 | Calculus I | |
| MATH 1342 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| or MATH 1370 | Intro Biomedical Statistics | |
| or MATH 3379 | Statistical Mthods in Practice | |
| PSYC 1301 | Introduction To Psychology 3 | 3 |
| Major | ||
| HLTH 1360 | Fund Hlth Promo & Hlth Careers (Freshman) | 3 |
| HLTH 2383 | Multicultural Health Issues | 3 |
| HLTH 2391 | Human Diseases | 3 |
| HLTH 3350 | Principles of Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 3355 | US Health Care Systems | 3 |
| HLTH 3360 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| HLTH 3361 | Health Planning & Evaluation | 3 |
| HLTH 3392 | Health Comm & Literacy | 3 |
| HLTH 4380 | Global Health | 3 |
| HLTH 4387 | Community Health | 3 |
| HLTH 4390 | Environmental Health | 3 |
| HLTH 4360 | Research Methods/Statistics | 3 |
| HLTH 4393 | Prof Prep Health Careers 7 | 3 |
| HLTH 4394 | Internship Program 7 | 3 |
| Prescribed Electives | ||
| Select 26 hours of the following (9 hours must be 3000 or 4000 level): | 26 | |
| Environmental Science | ||
| Intro Applied Microbiology | ||
| Intro to Technical Writing (WE) | ||
| Lifestyle and Wellness | ||
| Health & Medical Terminology | ||
| Drug Use and Abuse | ||
| Safety Education | ||
| Family Life & Sex Education | ||
| Practicum | ||
| Interventions for Wellness | ||
| Health Care Policy | ||
| Health Informatics | ||
| Economics for Health Managers | ||
| Patient Navigation | ||
| Health Laws and Ethics | ||
| Problems in Health | ||
| Internship Program | ||
| Special Topics in Health | ||
| First Aid & CPR - Am Red Cross | ||
| Functional Kinesiology | ||
| Physiology Of Exercise | ||
| Managing Health Promotion in the Workplace | ||
| Directing Wellness Programs | ||
| Plane Trigonometry | ||
| General Physics Laboratory I | ||
| General Phy-Mechanics & Heat | ||
| Pol Ethnic Minorities & Gender | ||
| Public Administration | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Physiological Psychology | ||
| Development Psychology | ||
| Principles Of Sociology | ||
| Sociology Of Health & Illness | ||
| Sociology Of Disaster | ||
| Child Abuse And Neglect | ||
| Or other courses approved by Department | ||
| SOCI 4338 | Social Gerontology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area II (Mathematics). |
| 2 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III (Life and Physical Science). |
| 3 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences). |
| 4 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Opting). |
| 5 | BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402 may be used as a transfer course for this requirement; please see SAM Center advisor for more details. |
| 6 | FACS 1367 may be used as a transfer course for this requirement; please see SAM Center advisor for more details. |
| 7 | Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in HLTH 4393 and HLTH 4394. |
Notes
Consult current University catalog for questions concerning transfer courses and residency requirements.
BIOL 2402 requires a grade of “C” or higher in BIOL 2401 and CHEM 1406.
ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 are prerequisites for ENGL 3330 and satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications).
FACS 3339 requires a prerequisite of FACS 3380.
HLTH 3350, HLTH 3361, HLTH 4387, requires 55 credit hours completed.
HLTH 3360 requires a prerequisite of MATH 1342, MATH 1370, MATH 3379 or STAT 3379
HLTH 3392 requires the prerequisites of HLTH 1360.
HLTH 4360, HLTH 4363, HLTH 4365, HLTH 4380, HLTH 4390, KINE 3373 require Junior Standing.
HLTH 3392 requires the prerequisites of HLTH 1360.
HLTH 4375 requires a prerequisite of HLTH 1360, HLTH 3355, Senior standing.
HLTH 4393 requires a prerequisite of the completion of 12 hours of HLTH.
HLTH 4394 requires a prerequisite of HLTH 4393 with a C or better.
KINE 3362 requires a prerequisite of BIOL 2401 or BIOL 2403 and 60 credit hours.
MATH 3379 requires 3 hours of completed course work in college Math.
PHYS 1301 has a prerequisite of MATH 1410 or MATH 1316 or MATH 1420 with a grade of “C” or higher for the course.MATH 1316 and MATH 1410 satisfy the 3 hours of Math required for the Core Competency Area II.
POLS 3366 requires a prerequisite of POLS 2305.
PSYC 3331 requires 3 hours of completed coursework in Psychology.
PSYC 3333 requires 3 hours of completed course work in Psychology and 4 hours of completed course work in Biology or permission of the instructor.
SOCI 3365 requires a prerequisite of SOCI 1301 or SOCI 2319 which satisfies 3 hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
SOCI 4338 requires a prerequisite of SOCI 1301 or SOCI 2319 which satisfies 3 hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
