Satisfactory Progress Toward Degree
- After having attempted 36 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, and advanced standing) students must have passed at least 12 semester credits of Pathways to General Education.
- After having attempted 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement and advanced standing) students must have an in major GPA of 2.0 or higher and must have successfully completed PHS 1514, PHS 2004, HNFE 1004, HNFE 2664 and STAT 3604/STAT 3615.
- After having attempted 96 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement and advanced standing) students must have an over GPA of 2.0 or higher and must have successfully completed PHS 3534, PHS 3634, PHS 3014 and PHS 4014.
Graduation Requirements
Students must maintain a minimum of 2.0 cumulative GPA and earn a grade of C- or better in each of the following courses in order to qualify for graduation. The courses listed below will be used to calculate the in-major GPA:
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| PHS 1514 | Personal Health | 3 |
| PHS 2004 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| PHS 3014 | Introduction to Environmental Health | 3 |
| PHS 3534 | Drug Education | 3 |
| PHS 3634 | Epidemiologic Concepts of Health and Disease | 3 |
| PHS 4014 | Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation | 3 |
| SOC 4704 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| or PHS 3654 | Equity in Rural Health |
| PHS 4044 | Public Health Policy and Administration | 3 |
| PHS 4054 | Concepts in One Health | 3 |
| PHS 4064 | Modeling Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| PHS 3074 | Public Health Practicum Prep | 1 |
| PHS 4074 | Practicum in Public Health | 2 |
| HNFE 1004 | Foods, Nutrition And Exercise | 3 |
| HNFE 2664 | Behavioral Theory in Health Promotion | 3 |
| ADV 2134 | Introduction to Health Communication | 3 |
| or ADV 4324 | Issues in Health Communication |
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics | 3 |
| PHS 1004 | Public Health First Year Experience | 1 |
Foreign Language Requirements
Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation.
Please consult the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
