B.S. in Public Health - Pre-Professional Concentration

Pre-professional is a category for students who intend to enter a professional school after graduating with their bachelor’s degrees. "Pre-professional" is not a major in itself, rather it is a specialized concentration with tailored advising to help you meet your post-graduation goals. Program Highlights: Specialized advising for students looking to enter medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, chiropractic, and other graduate programs A medical-school-of-choice acceptance rate of more than 95 percent. Small classes and a 20:1 student-to-teacher ratio, with opportunities to find mentors and develop strong working relationships with classmates. Highly qualified faculty members eager to share their experience and research in biology and chemistry. Accelerated “3+4” programs that enable students in strong academic standing to advance to graduate school after three years at Saint Francis. Practical experience in such settings as emergency rooms and family practitioners’ offices. Undergraduate research projects that enable you to work closely with professors in your field of study. Major Requirements: PUBH 101 - Introduction to Public Health PUBH 110 - Concepts of Health and Disease PUBH 202 - Introduction to Epidemiology PUBH 301 - Health Promotion/ Disease Management PUBH 310 - Public Health Interventions: Program Design and Evaluation PUBH 320 - Strategies in Health Policy and Law PUBH 401 - Global Health PUBH 410 - Public Health Rotation 1 PUBH 420 - Public Health Rotation 2 PUBH 430 - Capstone Project in Public Health- Evidence Based Public Health Practice BIOL 103 - Environmental Studies BIOL 111 - Introduction to Biology: Molecules, Cells, and Animal Physiology BIOL 205 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 206 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II CHEM 121 - General Chemistry I CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I CHEM 222 - Organic Chemistry II HIST 245 - History of Medicine MATH 121 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I PHIL 312 - Health Care Ethics PHYS 104 - An Introduction to Physics I PHYS 105 - An Introduction to Physics II PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology SOC 101 - General Sociology SOC 312 - Medical Sociology STAT 205 - Essentials of Statistics and 7-10 additional elective credits approved by the Public Health faculty advisor. Electives PUBH 230 - Comparative Health Care Systems