2025-2026 DRAFT Academic Catalog

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2025-2026 DRAFT Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health, BA (GPS)

The Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) has been created to illustrate one option to complete degree requirements within a particular time frame. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to adjust this plan based on credit already earned, individual needs or curricular changes that may not be reflected in this year’s catalog.

Term One - 15 credit hours

BIO 1050 - Biology of Food Credit Hour(s): 4
BIO 1050L - Biology of Food Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1210 - General Chemistry I Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1210L - General Chemistry Lab I Credit Hour(s): 2
CHM 1210R - General Chemistry Lab I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
PPH 1080 - Introduction to Public Health Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Two - 14-15 credit hours

BIO 1070 - Health and Disease Credit Hour(s): 4
BIO 1070L - Health and Disease Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
STT 1600 - Statistical Concepts Credit Hour(s): 4
STT 2640 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hour(s): 4
PPH 2200 - Disease Detectives Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 2000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 1010 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hour(s): 4
PSY 1010L - Introduction to Psychology Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0

Term Three - 14 credit hours

CHM 1220 - General Chemistry II Credit Hour(s): 3
CHM 1220L - General Chemistry Lab II Credit Hour(s): 2
CHM 1220R - General Chemistry Lab II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
PPH 2000 - Global Health Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Four - 15-16 credit hours

PLS 3400 - Law and Society Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4240 - American Public Policy Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
PPH 2100 - Climate Change and Health Credit Hour(s): 3
EES 3250 - Climate Change Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Five - 16 credit hours

PPH 3300 - Community Health Improvement Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 3600 - Social Inequality Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 3610 - Sociology of Gender Credit Hour(s): 3
COM 4251 - Race, Gender and Health Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Six - 15 credit hours

PPH 4100 - Behavior Change Interventions Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 2120 - American National Government Credit Hour(s): 3
URS 3300 - Ethics in Public Service Credit Hour(s): 3
PHL 2500 - Professional Ethics Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Seven - 15 credit hours

HED 2850 - Comprehensive School Health Education Credit Hour(s): 3
HED 3850 - Foundations of Teaching Health I Credit Hour(s): 3
HED 4850 - Foundations of Teaching Health Education II Credit Hour(s): 3
PPH 4980 - Public Health Capstone Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Eight - 15 credit hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours