Core Courses:

• BIO 2005G - Human Biology. Credits: 4

• OR

• BIO 2210 - Anatomy and Physiology I. Credits: 4

• AND

• BIO 2220 - Anatomy and Physiology II. Credits: 4
• PUBH 2000 - Principles of Human Health. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 2270 - Community and Public Health. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 2700 - Foundations in Health Literacy. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 2800 - Foundations of Public Health Research & Scholarship. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 2900 - Human Diseases. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 3700 - Health Behaviors: Theory & Practice Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 3750 - Health Care Delivery Systems. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 3765 - Principles of Epidemiology. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 3800 - Applied Public Health Research & Scholarship. Credits: 3

• (See Footnotes * and ***)

• PUBH 4175 - Health Professions Seminar. Credits: 2

• (See Footnote *)

• PUBH 4250 - Planning Health Programs. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote * and #)

• PUBH 42751-42759 - Internship. Credits: 1 to 9

• (See Footnote **)

• PUBH 4770 - Health Services Administration. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

• HCM 4910 - Applied Health Communication. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote *)

Electives (Select 9 hours)

• HCM 2910 - Introduction to Health Communication. Credits: 3
• HCM 3910 - Communication in Health Professions. Credits: 3
• PUBH 2200G - Health Citizenship. Credits: 3
• PUBH 3100 - Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response. Credits: 3
• PUBH 3420 - Introduction to Medical Cannabis. Credits: 1
• PUBH 3430 - Health Disparities of Gender and Sexually Diverse Populations. Credits: 1
• PUBH 3500 - Human Sexuality. Credits: 3
• PUBH 3560G - Women’s Health. Credits: 3
• PUBH 4800 - Drugs and Society. Credits: 3
• PUBH 4830 - Perspectives on Health and Humor. Credits: 3
• PUBH 4890 - Health and Aging. Credits: 3
• NUR 2613 - Medical Terminology. Credits: 3
• WLS 1112 - Beginning Spanish for the Health Professions. Credits: 4

Footnotes:

* These courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
** Students must enroll in a minimum total of 8 semester hours in order to graduate.
***Students enrolled in Departmental Honors will substitute PUBH 4555 for PUBH 3800

# Replaces Senior Seminar University Graduation Requirement.

Students may not declare more than one of the options in the Public Health Major.

Major GPA based on all Public Health and Health Communication courses taken at EIU. The minimum major GPA required for graduation is 2.50.

A grade of ‘C’ or better is required for all Public Health core courses counting toward Public Health and Health Administration majors. Students in these majors are permitted two attempts to earn a grade of “C” or better in each core Public Health course. After a grade has been recorded in Public Health core courses at EIU, the Department of Public Health and Nutrition will not accept subsequent transfer of an equivalent course from another institution unless the department has given prior written approval to enroll in the specific course at the specific institution. If after a second grade has been recorded for a given core course and the student has not received a grade of ‘C’ or better, the student will not be allowed to continue as a Public Health or Health Administration major and shall consult with their advisor to select a different major.