A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Global & Public Health Sciences (GPHSAG-BS)
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 51.2210
- Credits (computed from items)
- 14
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 190424
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_190424_d432170d
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Global & Public Health Core Courses (14 Credits)
major core · 5 items
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
Social & Behavioral Health Selective (3-4 Credits)
electives · 0 items
Select one of the following options:
13 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- NS 4570/ECON 3910Health, Poverty, and Inequality: A Global PerspectiveNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 1.5
- 3
- 3
- PUBPOL/GDEV 3280Fundamentals of Population HealthNot resolved to a course
- PUBPOL 4280/ECON 3710The Economics of Risky Health BehaviorsNot resolved to a course
- 3
Biological Aspects of Public Health Selective (3-4 Credits)
electives · 0 items
Select one of the following options:
17 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2-3
- 4
- 3
- 3
Environmental Health Selective (3-4 Credits)
electives · 0 items
Select one of the following options:
14 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- BIOMI/BIOMS 4310Medical ParasitologyNot resolved to a course
- COMM 2850/STS 2851Communication, Environment, Science, and HealthNot resolved to a course
- ENTOM 2100/BSOC 2101Plagues and PeopleNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Health Policy & Practice Selective (3-4 Credits)
electives · 0 items
Select one of the following:
22 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Politics of Public Policy in the U.S.”4
- 1.5
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Introductory Chemistry (4-8 Credits)
0 items
Select one of the following options:
0 items
OPTION A: (two-semester sequence required for pre-health)
1 item
- CHEM 2070& CHEM 2071& CHEM 2080& CHEM 2081General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry I Laboratoryand General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry II LaboratoryNot resolved to a course
OPTION B: (single semester not adequate for pre-health)
1 item
- CHEM 2070& CHEM 2071General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry I Laboratory 1, 2Not resolved to a course
OPTION C: (not for pre-health)
1 item
- CHEM 1560& CHEM 1561Introduction to General Chemistryand Introduction to General Chemistry Laboratory 1Not resolved to a course
OPTION D (not for pre-health):
0 items
AP Chemistry Score of 5 AND
major core · 1 item
- CHEM 2080& CHEM 2081General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry II LaboratoryNot resolved to a course
OPTION E: (not for pre-health)
0 items
AP Chemistry Score of 5 AND
major core · 1 item
- As published: “Honors General and Inorganic Chemistry 2, 3”4
Introductory Biology (8 Credits)
0 items
Select one of the following labs:
2 items
- 2
- 3
Select two out of the three lecture options: 4
3 items
- 3
- As published: “Introductory Biology: Comparative Physiology 5”or: BIOG 1445 Introduction to Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Individualized Instruction3
- As published: “Introductory Biology: Ecology and the Environment 5”or: BIOEE 1780 An Introduction to Evolutionary Biology and Diversity3-4
Organic Chemistry Lecture (3+ Credits)
0 items
Select one of the following options:
0 items
OPTION A:
1 item
- As published: “Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (not for pre-health)”3
OPTION B:
1 item
- 4
OPTION C:
1 item
- CHEM 3570& CHEM 3580Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciencesand Organic Chemistry for the Life SciencesNot resolved to a course
OPTION D:
1 item
- As published: “Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences (single course not adequate for pre-health) 6”3
OPTION E:
1 item
- CHEM 3590& CHEM 3600Honors Organic Chemistry Iand Honors Organic Chemistry II 7Not resolved to a course
Physiology (3-4 Credits)
0 items
Select one of the following:
4 items
- 3
- 3
- 4
- As published: “Introductory Biology: Comparative Physiology 8”or: BIOG 1445 Introduction to Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Individualized Instruction3
Biochemistry (4-6 Credits)
0 items
Select one of the following: 9
5 items
- 4
- 4
- BIOMG 3310& BIOMG 3320Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolismand Principles of Biochemistry: Molecular BiologyNot resolved to a course
- BIOMG 3310& BIOMI 2900Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolismand General Microbiology LecturesNot resolved to a course
- 4
Statistics (4 Credits)
0 items
Select one of the following: 10, 11
1 item
- or: STSCI 2200 Statistics I4
First Year Writing Seminars
0 items
Select one of the following options:
0 items
OPTION A:
0 items
Two FWS Courses
0 items
OPTION B:
0 items
AP Literature or Language score of 5 or IB Literature or Language score of 7 (AND)
major core · 0 items
One FWS Course
0 items
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