The Bachelor of Science in Public Health prepares students to serve as effective and competent public health professionals. Public health graduates are equipped with knowledge to help individuals, families, and communities improve and maintain healthy lifestyles. Students will be prepared to assess, plan, implement, manage, and evaluate public health programs. The curriculum provides a solid foundation in health behavior theory, data collection and analysis, social determinants of health, communication and marketing, policy and advocacy, and ethics. Students will be prepared to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist exam. Public health professionals work in government, private, and nonprofit sectors. Employment settings include healthcare facilities, hospitals, state and local health departments, businesses, worksite wellness programs, schools, universities, and a variety of nonprofit organizations. The public health program at UVU includes 116 credits of coursework and four credits of internship experience for a total of 120 credit hours.

Total Program Credits: 120

Matriculation Requirements:
In order to be matriculated into the 'Public Health' program, students must: Complete ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005, ENGL 2010; BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1610; ZOOL 1090; and HLTH 3200 and MATH 1050 or 1055 or STAT 1040 or 1045 with a minimum grade of C- or higher (with the exception of ENGH 1005 requires a grade of C or higher) and a GPA of 2.5 in these courses. Have an overall GPA of 2.50. Students will be required to complete the catalog requirements in effect for the semester in which matriculation is granted.
General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing CC	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Context CC (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Academic Writing CC	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)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 AS (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 AS (3)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization AS (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History AS (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage SS (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government AS (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values IH	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness TE	2
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life TE (2)
Distribution Courses
	BIOL 1010	General Biology BB	3
or	BIOL 1610	College Biology I BB (4)
	Physical Science		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities Distribution		3
	Fine Arts Distribution		3
	Social/Behavioral Science 1		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			59 Credits
	ZOOL 1090	Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology BB	3
	NUTR 1020	Foundations of Human Nutrition	3
	HLTH 2600	Drugs Behavior and Society SS	3
	HLTH 3200	Principles of Community Health	3
	HLTH 3220	Foundations of Health Education	3
	HLTH 3230	Professional Development	3
	HLTH 3260	Theory-Based Approaches to Modifying Health Behavior	3
	HLTH 3400	Human Diseases	3
	HLTH 3450	Public Health and the Environment	3
	HLTH 350G	International Health GI	3
or	HLTH 440G	Health and Diversity GI (3)
	HLTH 3600	Social Marketing	3
	HLTH 3700	Grant Writing WE (3)
or	HLTH 4600	Research Methods for Community Health WE	3
	HLTH 3750	Biostatistics for Public Health	3
	HLTH 3800	Epidemiology	3
	HLTH 4140	Assessment and Program Development WE	3
	HLTH 4160	Program Implementation and Evaluation WE	3
	HLTH 4250	Health Organization and Policy WE	3
	HLTH 4300	Health Ethics WE	3
	HLTH 482R	Health Internship (1)	4
	HLTH 4950	Senior Capstone	1
Public Health Lower Division Electives - Choose 6 credits			6
	NUTR 2020	Nutrition Through the Life Cycle BB (3)
	PSY 2300	Abnormal Psychology (3)
	HLTH 1200	First Aid (3)
	HLTH 1300	Medical Terminology I (3)
	HLTH 2000	Body Image Weight Management (3)
	HLTH 2200	Introduction to Health Professions (3)
	HLTH 2400	Concepts of Stress Management (3)
	HLTH 2800	Human Sexuality SS (3)
Public Health Uppper Division Electives - Choose 6 credits			6
	HLTH 3000	Health Concepts of Death and Dying (3)
	HLTH 3240	Womens Health Issues (3)
	HLTH 3300	Health Promotion for Older Adults (3)
	HLTH 4500	Healthcare Administration (3)
	HLTH 4720	CHES Preparation (1)
	HLTH 490R	Special Topics in Public Health (1)
Additional Elective Courses			14
Any course 1000 or higher (may include courses counting toward a minor)			14
Notes: HLTH 2800 Human Sexuality SS recommended.

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester credits with a minimum of 40 upper-division credits. A minimum of at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours must be earned at UVU.
2. Overall GPA 0f 2.50 or higher.
3. A combined GPA of 2.75 or higher for all discipline core requirements with no discipline core course falling below a C- .
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.