EFFECTIVE for STUDENTS start UW-L Fall 2015 or Later
B.S. in Public Health, Community Health Education Concentration
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Student’s Responsibilities:
Apply for admission to the Public Health – CHE program (This is done when finishing the PRE-Admission Courses while
working with your Academic Advisor to complete the Admission Checklist Form)
Register for the Final Pre-PH courses and Interdisciplinary; GPA 2.5 or higher
Satisfactory completion (Grades of C or better) of Pre-PH and Interdisciplinary Courses (IDC)
Notify your academic advisor during Mass Advising Registration that Pre-PH & IDC
will be completed.
Admission to the program is contingent upon finishing Pre-Admission (Box 1)
1. PRE-Admission Courses (IDC)
(all courses completed with “C” or better)
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BIO 100/105 Intro/General Bio (4cr)
MTH 145 Elementary Statistics (4cr) (GE02)
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(GE05)
pre-req:Math placement level
o HPR 105 Creating a Healthy, Active Lifestyle (GE09)
OR HP 105 Health,Wellness & Dis Health Care Consumer
OR *HED 207 Youth Health Issues (GE09)
o ONE Social Behavioral Science course
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Check catalog for possible courses (psy, soc, pol, anth)
2. Public & Community Health Core (3 Credits)
o PH 340 Epidemiology & Human Disease
Prevention
o PH 335 Environmental Health
o CHE 360 Methods & Strategies for Health
Education
o CHE 370 Motivational Interviewing for
Health Educators
o Content #1
15 credits
o MIC 130 Global Impact of Infectious Disease (3cr)(GE04)
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o MIC 100 Microbes and Society (4cr) (GE05)
o ESS 205 Human Anatomy
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Bio 100/105 or MIC 100
ESS 206 Human Physiology
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pre-req: ESS 205
o PH 200 Public Health for the Educated Citizen (GE06)
o PH 204 Introduction to Global Health
o HED 210 Foundations of Health Education
Cannot Advance to 2, 3, and 4 until All are Completed.
3. Public & Community Health Core (3 Credits)
o HED/RT 320 The U.S. Healthcare System o
CHE 380 Assessment & Program Planning
o CHE 400 Health Policy, Advocacy, and Community
Organization
o Content #2
o Content #3
15 Credits
4. Public & Community Health Core (3 Credits)
Last Semester on Campus (LSOC)
o CHE 430 Grant Writing & Resource
Management
o CHE 450 Implement, Admin, and
Evaluation
o CHE 480 Senior Capstone
o Content #4
12 Credits
5. Preceptorship -- Capstone Experience at an Off-Campus Site
● PH 498 Preceptorship in Public Health Setting (15 Credits)
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**2.75 MGPA & CGPA; Apply for and receive recommendation from Public Health Unit Faculty
Successful completion of sections 1, 2, 3, 4
Content Courses: Minimum of 4 courses Required; Can Take More
HED 345
Mental & Emotional Health
HED 425
Violence & Injury Prevention
*HED 469
Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior
HED 472
Sexual Health Promotion
*If interested in Youth Health Issues -- Take HED 207 (GE 09)
HED 473
Health Aspects of Aging
HED 474
Nutrition Education
**HED 409
Stress Management
*Spring Semester Only
**One Credit Course