May 27, 2026  
2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

Public Health: Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Option (B.S.)


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Total Semester Hours required for the Degree: 120 semester hours

Semester Hours required for the Public Health: Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Option: 47 semester hours

Up to 12 s.h. of course credit may be earned through Credit for Prior Learning.

Major GPA based on all required courses.

The minimum major GPA required for graduation is 2.50.

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

For students who are interested in completing a minor or a second major along with the BS Public Health: Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness:


Suggested Second Majors:


  • BS Geography: Environmental/Physical Geography Option
  • BS Human Services
  • BS Health Communication
  • BS Organizational Development
  • BSB Management
  • BA Political Science with Civic and Nonprofit Leadership Option
  • BA Philosophy: Integrative Studies

Suggested Minors:


  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • Health & Medical Humanities
  • Civic and Nonprofit Leadership
  • Health Communication
  • Business Administration
  • Business Analytics
  • Geographic Information Sciences
  • Human Resource Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Operations & Supply Chain Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Human Services
  • Aging Studies
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Military Science
  • Workplace Wellness

Required Courses - 38 semester hours


All required courses must be completed with a grade of C or better, with the exception of 4275: Internship, which is CR/NC.

Footnotes:


# Replaces Senior Seminar University Graduation Requirement.

 

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