Required Courses (60 hours)
A grade of C (2.0) or higher is required in all major requirements and electives.
Complete the following: (40 hours)
CPH Core
BIOS 3000 or BIOS 3000E or BIOS 7020
EHSC 3060 or EHSC 3060E or EHSC 7010 or EHSC 7010E
EPID 4070 or EPID 4070E or EPID 7010 or EPID 7010E
HPAM 3600 or HPAM 3600E or HPAM 7010 or HPAM 7010E
PBHL 3100 or PBHL 3100E (Health Promotion and Health Services Areas of Emphasis)
Note: Graduate-level course options are only preferred for Double Dawgs students. Please work with your advisor to choose courses.
HPB Core
HPRB 3020 or HPRB 3020S
HPRB 3700
HPRB 3850 or HPRB 3850E
HPRB 4400
HPRB 5010
HPRB 5410W or HPRB 5410E
HPRB 5560 or HPRB 5560S (Health Promotion and Health Services Areas of Emphasis)
HPRB 5900
BHM Core (Behavioral Medicine Area of Emphasis)
HPRB 3100H or HPRB 3100
VPHY 3100 or VPHY 3100E
HPRB 3480S
Choose Health Promotion Area of Emphasis or Health Services Area of Emphasis or Behavioral Medicine Area of Emphasis:
-- Health Promotion Area of Emphasis prepares students for health promotion and wellness positions in public, community, work-site, and health care settings, as well as for graduate level work in public health. Pre-nursing students often complete this Area of Emphasis.
-- Health Services Area of Emphasis in health promotion prepares students for graduate level work with an emphasis on disease prevention and wellness. Examples might include pre-physician's assistant, pre-medical, or pre-dental.
-- Behavioral Medicine Area of Emphasis in health promotion prepares up to 20 students a year in pre-medicine. This area of emphasis focuses on behavioral medicine and includes community, residency, and practical experiences.
Health Promotion Area of Emphasis
Major Electives
Major electives are preparing you for the internship, and should be chosen in consultation with your major advisor. Read course descriptions to choose courses that are professionally relevant. Check prerequisites, as many courses have them. Some courses may require you to request permission from the department offering the course.
Choose 20 hours from:
Any upper level course in HPRB (excluding HPRB 3010 or HPRB 3010E)
Any 3000-5999-level courses in BIOS, DMAN, EHSC, EPID, GLOB, GRNT, HPAM, or pre-approved courses outside of the college listed here. (Note: Some courses are excluded from this list. See below.)*
AFAM(PSYC) 4500/6500
ANTH 3540
ANTH 3541
COMM 3320 or COMM 3320E
COMM(AFAM) 3820
ECHD 3170 or ECHD 3170E
HIST 3740 or HIST 3740H
HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440 or HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440E
IDIS 3100
KINS 3700 or KINS 3700E
KINS 4310/6310 or KINS 4310E/6310E
KINS 4320/6320
KINS 4640/6640-4640L/6640L
LAND 4120/6120
NUTR 4050/6050
NUTR 4510/6510
NUTR 4540/6540
NUTR 4560/6560
NUTR 4600/6600 or NUTR 4600E/6600E
NUTR 4630/6630
NUTR 5710S/7710S
PSYC 3230
PSYC 3260
PSYC 3810
SOCI 3100
SOCI 3110
SOCI 3280
SOCI 3860
SOCI(WMST)(LACS) 4280
*Excluding BIOS 3910, DMAN 4100, EHSC 3700, EHSC 3910, EHSC 4960R, EPID 3910, EPID 4960R, EPID 4970R, EPID 4980R, EPID 4990R, GLOB 3560, GLOB 4900, GLOB 4960R, GLOB 4970R, GRNT 4960R, GRNT 4970R, GRNT 4980R, HPAM 3750, HPAM 4960R, HPAM 4970R, HPAM 4980R, HPAM 4990R
If you would like to use a research, independent study, or internship course from within a department in the College of Public Health, please contact your advisor for pre-approval.
Health Services Area of Emphasis
Required Courses (12 hours)
(BIOL 1108, BIOL 1108L)
(CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L)
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L)
Major Electives (8 hours)
Major electives should be chosen in consultation with your major advisor. Read course descriptions to choose courses that are professionally relevant. Check pre-requisites, as many courses have them. Some courses may require you to request permission from the department offering the course.
Science Options:
BCMB 3100
CBIO 3000-3000L
CBIO 3010-3010L
CBIO 3200L
CBIO 3400
GENE 3200-3200D or GENE 3200H
IDIS 3100
MIBO 3500
MIBO 3500L
MIBO 3510L
PMCY 3000 or VPHY 3100 or VPHY 3100E
Health Promotion Options:
HPRB 3150
HPRB 3480S or HPRB 4960R
HPRB 3750 or HPRB 3750E
HPRB 5060
HPRB 5210 or HPRB 5210E
HPRB 5310 or HPRB 5310E
Behavioral Medicine Area of Emphasis
Science Core (20 hours)
CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L or CHEM 2311H, CHEM 2311L
CHEM 2212, CHEM 2212L or CHEM 2312H, CHEM 2312L
BIOL 1108, BIOL 1108L
BCMB 3100
GENE 3200-3200D
First aid and CPR certifications are required to graduate with this major.