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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Public Health Major, B.S. (Community Health Concentration)


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Department of Community Health (COMM)

Box 70674

Phone: (423) 439-4332

General Program Information


Community Health Concentration


 The Department of Community and Behavioral Health (previously Department of Community Health) offers the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in public health with a concentration in community health. The degree prepares students to become effective health educators and community health specialists capable of developing and implementing health programs in a variety of community-based settings. Students completing the degree are eligible to sit for the national credential exam - Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES.)

Minor: 18 Credit Hours


Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 Credit Hours


Note:


1 See General Education Core requirements .

2 Lab fee applies.

3 See College of Education  for requirements of K-12 licensure with emphasis on health.

Note for transfer and graduate students:


Transfer students - transfer students who major in public health shall earn a minimum of 18 hours of credit (12 hours must include either field experience or student teaching) with an average grade of C or above in this department. (See section of catalog on transfer students for other requirements.)

Graduate study - The Department of Community and Behavioral Health offers the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health (Dr. P.H.) degree in community health. the department also offers a graduate certificate in rural health and an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in gerontology in conjunction with the colleges of Nursing, Business and Technology, Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and Education.

Suggested Course Sequence


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Fall Semester


Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours


Spring Semester


Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours


Total credits required for degree: 120


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