Public Health Certificate

Program Description

The Public Health Certificate is a nine-credit program offered by the Department of Public Health Sciences. The goal of the certificate is to provide basic educational training in core public health concepts and applications for individuals who are not public health science majors, but who intend to apply to graduate programs in public health, seek medical or health professional school admission, or desire introductory coursework in public health. The program requires successful completion (a grade of C or higher and no more than one grade of C) of the following courses:

• HLTH 2020 - Introduction to Public Health 3 Credits
• HLTH 2030 - Overview of Health Care Systems 3 Credits
• HLTH 3800 - Epidemiology 3 Credits

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  NOTE: This certificate is not open to Health Science majors or Language and International Health majors.