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Public and Community Health, Certificate of Proficiency

Requirements

The Certificate of Proficiency in Public and Community Health is available for all UVU students with a particular focus designed to provide high school students an opportunity to obtain a stackable certificate of proficiency with an emphasis in career and technical education while still enrolled in high school. This certificate is available from the University for college students/adults looking for basic entry-level skills leading to further academic advancement and learn more about Public and Community Health as a career field. 

Total Program Credits: 15

Discipline Core Requirements: 15 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)  
  HLTH 1200 First Aid 3
  NUTR 1020 Foundations of Human Nutrition 3
  BIOL 1010 General Biology BB 3
  Complete one of the following: 3
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics QL (3)  
  STAT 1045 Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)  

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 15 semester credits.
  2. Overall grade point average of 2.5 or above.
  3. All core courses must be completed with grade 'C' or higher.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC 3

 Math requirement

3
HLTH 1200 First Aid 3
  Semester total: 9
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
NUTR 1020 Foundations of Human Nutrition 3
BIOL 1010 General Biology BB 3
  Semester total: 6
  Degree total: 15

Department

Public Health

The Public Health department is in the College of Health and Public Services . To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Public Health department, visit their website.

Public Health department

Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Describe key terms and concepts currently used in the areas of mathematics, first aid, interpersonal communication and nutrition through writing and other assignments.
  2. Discuss the relevance of first aid, interpersonal communication and nutrition to concerns of society through writing and other assignments.
  3. Apply the process of science by generating hypotheses, critically evaluating data, and solving problems.
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