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
- B.S. in Public Health
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 51.2201
- Total credits (published)
- 120
- Credits (computed from items)
- 134-152
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 216764
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_216764_6a04e403
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 1
general education · 0 items
Academic Foundations
9 items
- First Year Experience requirementNot resolved to a course4
- English Composition requirement 2Not resolved to a course6-7
- Mathematics requirement 3Not resolved to a course3-4
- 3
- Interdisciplinary requirement 3Not resolved to a course3
- 3
- Diverse Communities requirementNot resolved to a course3
- Ethics requirementNot resolved to a course3
- or: HEA 300 Profession/Ethics & Health Professions3
Distributed Disciplinary Foundations
6 items
- Science requirementNot resolved to a course6-8
- or: BIO 110 General Biology I3
- or: CHE 103 General Chemistry Ior: CHE 107 General Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences3
- Behavioral & Social Science requirementNot resolved to a course6
- Humanities requirementNot resolved to a course6
- Arts requirementNot resolved to a course3
ADDITIONAL BACCALAUREATE REQUIREMENTS
0 items
University Requirements
6 items
- Writing Emphasis requirementsNot resolved to a course9
- 3
- 3
- 3
- Speaking Emphasis requirementNot resolved to a course9
- or: SPK 230 Business and Professional Speech Communication3
Degree Requirements
1 item
- Capstone requirementNot resolved to a course1-15
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
major core · 0 items
Major Courses
major core · 10 items
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Introduction to Epidemiology 4”3
- As published: “Achieving Health Equity 5”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Preparation for Internship and for Professional Practice Seminar 6”3
- 3
Public Health Electives
electives · 26 items
- Five approved health electives selected from the following under advisement, with no more than six credits at the 100 level and no more than six credits of HEA 435:Not resolved to a course15
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Health Issues of Women 7”3
- As published: “Transcultural Health: Principles and Practice 7”3
- 3
- As published: “Introduction to Allied Health 8”3
- 3
- As published: “Foundations of Health Education 9”3
- As published: “Profession/Ethics & Health Professions 8”3
- 3
- As published: “Curriculum and Instruction 9”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Perspectives on Maternal Child Health 10”3
- 3
- 1-6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Capstone Requirement
1 item
- As published: “Public Health Internship 11”3
Grade Requirements
0 items
A cumulative GPA of 2.5 is needed before the start of HEA 421. All HEA courses require a minimum grade of C+. ENV 102 and MAT 121 require a minimum grade of C.
0 items
Accelerated B.S. in Public Health to Master of Public Health Program
0 items
Public Health Electives
electives · 0 items
Up to 18 credits of undergraduate electives will be replaced by the following:
electives · 10 items
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 3
Source. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.wcupa.edu/undergraduate/health-sciences/public-health-sciences/public-health-bs/. Captured page pages/0496.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.