Students who entered the Major prior to AUT 2024 are on the “Gold Curriculum”. Students who enter the Major in AUT 2024 onwards are on the “Purple Curriculum”. Check Purple Curriculum for those degree requirements.
Below are degree requirements for students who entered the Major prior to AUT 2024 and are on the Gold Curriculum.
In addition to the major requirements below, students must also complete General Education Requirements for the School of Public Health.
| Total credits for degree: | 180 |
| Total credits for general education requirements: | 84 |
| Minimum GPA for courses applying towards the public health portion of degree: | 2.0 |
| A. Integrated Core Sequence | 20 credits |
| B. Public Health Foundation | 8 credits |
| C. Diversity Seminar | 1 credit |
| D. Social & Behavioral Sciences Breadth | 25 credits |
| E. Natural Science | 10 credits |
| F1. BA Selectives | 20 credits |
| F2. BS Selectives | 40 credits |
| G. Public Health Electives | 20 credits |
| H. Public Health Capstone | 5 credits |
The University has deemed the following quarters as Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters: SPR 2020, SUM 2020, AUT 2020, WIN 2021, SPR 2021, SUM 2021, and WIN 2022. “S” grades earned extraordinary circumstances quarters will count toward degree requirements. Learn more about extraordinary circumstances quarters and S/NS grading here.
A. Integrated Core Sequence — 20 credits
| Number | Name | Quarters Offered | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPH 380 | History & Practice of Public Health (W) Prerequisite: Admission into Major | A, W, Sp | 5 |
| SPH 381 | Science & Public Health Prerequisite: Minimum 1.7 in SPH 380; Either BIOL 118, BIOL 180, CHEM 120, CHEM 142, CHEM 145, or MICROM 301 and 302 | A, W, Sp | 5 |
| SPH 480 | Research Methods in Public Health Prerequisite: Minimum 1.7 in SPH 381; EPI 320 | A, W, Sp | 5 |
| SPH 481 | Ethics, Social Justice & Policy in Public Health Prerequisite: Minimum 1.7 in SPH 480 | A, W, Sp | 5 |
B. Public Health Foundation — 8 credits
| Number | Name | Quarters Offered | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOST 310 | Biostatistics for Health Sciences | A, W, Sp | 4 |
| EPI 320 | Introduction to Epidemiology | A, W, Sp | 4 |
BIOST 310 is the preferred option for satisfying the statistics portion of the Public Health Foundation requirement. However, ONE of the following may also satisfy the requirement:
| Number | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CS&SS/SOC/ STAT 221 | Statistical Concepts and Methods for the Social Sciences | 5 |
| Q SCI 381 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 5 |
| QMETH 201 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 4 |
| STAT 220 | Basic Statistics | 5 |
| STAT 290 | Advanced Placement Statistics | 5 |
| STAT 311 | Elements of Statistical Methods | 5 |
C. Diversity Seminar — 1 credit
Complete SPH 489: Structural Racism & Public Health (1-credit seminar) A, W, Sp
Please plan to attend class one Saturday and the following two Wednesday’s when registered for this course. Students can find the dates of this course in the course notes in MyPlan each quarter it is offered.
D. Social & Behavioral Sciences Breadth — 25 credits
One 5-credit course from EACH department, at least 4 of the 5 must be 200-level and above. These courses cannot be used to fulfill another major-specific requirement:
- Anthropology (ANTH only)
- Geography
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology (except SOC 221)
E. Natural Science — 10 credits
One 5-credit introductory course in biology and chemistry:
- Biology selected from:
BIOL 118, BIOL 180 or MICROM 301/302 - Chemistry selected from:
CHEM 120, CHEM 142 or CHEM 145
F1. Bachelor of Arts (BA) Selectives — 20 credits
20 credits from courses identified to address competency areas in health economics, health promotion and social justice.
F2. Bachelor of Science (BS) Selectives — 40 credits
Two year-long sequences of introductory science from the following list:
- Biology (BIOL 180, 200, 220) - 15 credits
- Chemistry (CHEM 142, 152, 162) - 15 credits
- Can also accept Honors Chemistry (CHEM 145, 155, 165) or Accelerated Chemistry (CHEM 143, 153) as Chemistry sequence
Remaining 10 credits chosen from:
- Biochemistry: BIOC 405, 406
- Organic Chemistry: CHEM 237, 238, 239, 241, 242
- Physics: PHYS 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123
- Mathematics: MATH 124, 125, 126
The science courses in this area may overlap with E. Natural Science if the biology and/or chemistry series are chosen.
G. Public Health Electives — 20 credits
H. Public Health Capstone — 5 credits
| Number | Name | Quarters Offered |
|---|---|---|
| SPH 491 | Public Health Capstone I (2 credits) Prerequisite: completed SPH 381 and SPH 480; SPH 480 may be taken concurrently | W |
| SPH 492 | Public Health Capstone II (3 credits) Prerequisite: completed SPH 491 | Sp |
| SPH 496 | Public Health Capstone (5 credits) Prerequisite: completed SPH 480 and SPH 481; SPH 481 may be taken concurrently | A, W |
| Grand Challenges Impact Lab: India Prerequisite: completed SPH 480; SPH 480 may be taken concurrently | W | |
| SPH 490 | Public Health Nepal (12-15 credits) Prerequisite: completed SPH 381 | A |
| G H 490 | Grand Challenges Impact Lab: Seattle Prerequisite: completed SPH 480 and SPH 481; SPH 481 may be taken concurrently | Sp |
Any of the above courses will meet the Capstone requirement.
Updated Aug 23, 2024