Public Health, BS (SJSU Online)

Fully Online Degree Completion Program

Students pursuing a BS in Public Health, offered by the Department of Public Health , will join a group of students dedicated to documenting, monitoring, assessing, and improving the health of all populations in our communities, with a particular focus on eliminating health disparities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Program Delivery

The program is delivered completely online. Classes are delivered fully online both asynchronously (no designated days/times) and synchronously (designated days/times).

Program Roadmaps

The 2-Year Roadmaps are available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums).

Transfer Units (60 units)

All applicants are required to have completed at least 60 transferable semester or 90 quarter units with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better.
Applicants must also have completed the Core Lower Division General Education Requirements (39 units), including all four CSU-approved Basics Skills courses, each with a C- or better:

(1C / A1) Oral Communication/Speech
(1A / A2) Written English Composition
(1B / A3) Critical Thinking/Logic
(2 / B4) Math/Quantitative Reasoning (above the level of intermediate algebra)

Completion of at least 22 units of the following courses (or equivalents):
BIOL 21 - Human Biology 3 unit(s) (GE Area 5B and 5C / Formerly Area B2 and B3)
BIOL 65 - Human Anatomy 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5B and 5C / Formerly Area B2 and B3)
CHEM 30A - Introductory Chemistry 3 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
PH 1 - Understanding Your Health 3 unit(s)
PH 15 - Human Life Span 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
PH 67 - Introductory Health Statistics 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4) (or equivalent statistics course)
PH 99 - Introduction to Public Health 3 unit(s)

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
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Information about the Commencement Ceremony and Conferral of the Degree

Summary of Degree Units

Transfer Units: 60

University Requirements: 6

Major Requirements: 54

Total: 120

2. Major Requirements (54 units)

Students must complete the following the major core courses with a grade of “C” or better to graduate.

Core Courses (39 units)

PH 102 - Health Team Building 3 unit(s)
PH 103 - Introduction to Health Policy 3 unit(s)
PH 104 - Community Health Promotion 4 unit(s)
PH 135 - Health Issues in a Multicultural Society 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
PH 158 - Health Communications 3 unit(s)
PH 161 - Epidemiology 3 unit(s)
PH 162 - Health Care Organization and Admin 3 unit(s)
PH 165A - Public Health Leadership Series I 1 unit(s)
PH 165B - Public Health Leadership Series II 1 unit(s)
PH 165C - Public Health Leadership Series III Fieldwork Experience 2 unit(s)
PH 165D - Public Health Leadership Series IV 1 unit(s)
PH 167 - Biostatistics 3 unit(s)
PH 172 - Contemporary Environmental Health Issues 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 2/5 / Formerly Area R)
PH 179 - Public Health Capstone 3 unit(s)
Population Health Elective - Choose one course from the following:
PH 145 - Community Mental Health 3 unit(s)
PH 176 - Introduction to Global Health 3 unit(s)

Upper Division Public Health Electives or Minor (15 units)

Students must complete 15 units of upper division public health elective coursework from the approved list of courses or complete a minor.

PH 145 - Community Mental Health 3 unit(s)
PH 164 - Health Social Marketing 3 unit(s)
PH 168 - Theoretical Foundations in Community Health Education 3 unit(s)
PH 176 - Introduction to Global Health 3 unit(s)
PH 183 - Public Health Advocacy 3 unit(s)
PH 188 - Community Health Assessment 3 unit(s)
PH 191 - Advanced Epidemiology 3 unit(s)
PH 193 - Special Topics in Population Data Science 3 unit(s)
PH 195 - Fundamentals of Data Management and Presentation 3 unit(s)
PH 197 - Quantitative Analysis 3 unit(s)
PH 198 - Qualitative Methods 3 unit(s)
PH 152 - Non-Profit Leadership & Management 3 unit(s)

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