2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 24, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health, B.S.


Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38-40 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Program Admission Requirements: Students wishing to declare a major in Public Health must complete no less than 12 credit hours at Fayetteville State University. Any first-time student wishing to major in Public Health prior to completing 12 credit hours at Fayetteville State University OR with less than a 2.0 GPA will be placed in a Pre-Public Health category.

Other Program Requirements: Students must earn a C or higher grade in all courses taken to fulfill program requirements, including Public Health Core, and in the concentration courses for Community Health, Gerontology, and Parent and Child Health. A student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in order to graduate with a degree from the program.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

Undergraduate Core Curriculum: 39 Credits


Transitional Studies - University Studies


UNIV 101-102 required for all first-time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111 may be required based on academic performance.

Select one option from the following: 

Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits


Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits


Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits


Information Literacy: 3 Credits


Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits


Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. 

Select one from the following: 

Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits


Program Requirements: 81 Credits


Total Credit Hours: 120