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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Public Health Administration Graduate Certificate

General Graduate Program Requirements

Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page

The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing. 

The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any requirement is C. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE - PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

  • The Certificate of Public Health Administration (CPHA) requires the completion of 12 credits and can be accomplished completely online.
  • The CPHA will provide students with a general overview of public health and healthcare systems at the global, national, state and local levels.

Course Requirements

Complete all of the following courses:
PUBH 530Public Health Administration and Management3
or PUBH 535 Health Policy
PUBH 540Social & Behavioral Science in Public Health3
Complete two of the following courses:6
Public Administration
Policy Analysis
Organization Theory
Budgeting & Finance
Human Resource Management
Public Health Administration and Management
Health Policy
Program Evaluation & Research Methods
Total Hours12

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