Public Health 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 master’s or doctoral requirement is C. The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward a certificate program is B-. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.
Online Program Option
This program may be completed in an online format. Students interested in pursuing an online degree or certificate program are strongly encouraged to contact the offering department to discuss specific program and course modalities and create a plan of study with an academic advisor. The course requirements listed below may not be consistently offered via online delivery.
Graduate Certificate - Public Health
- The Certificate of Public Health requires the completion of 12 credits and can be accomplished completely online.
- Students in the CPH Program may take 4 public health core courses, or 3 core and 1 public health elective course.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three or four of the following core courses: | 12 | |
| Fundamentals of Biostatistics | ||
or STAT 451 | Statistical Methods I | |
| Computer Data Analysis I and Statistical Methods II | ||
| Computer Data Analysis II | ||
| Intro to Epidemiology | ||
| Public Health Administration and Management | ||
| Health Policy | ||
| Social & Behavioral Science in Public Health | ||
| Program Evaluation & Research Methods | ||
| Environmental & Rural Health | ||
| Ethical Issues in Public Health | ||
| Rural Health Issues Global Context | ||
| Practicum | ||
| Professional Paper/ILE | ||
| Complete one of the following elective courses if completing three of the core courses: | ||
| Multicultural/Native American Public Health | ||
| Issues in Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Research | ||
| Special Topics/Experimental | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |