Public Health (AS-T Degree S0857)
Natural Sciences Division
Degree S0857
The Public Health Science for transfer degree at Mt San Antonio College is an interdisciplinary program grounded in the biological sciences and designed to prepare students for transfer to university public health programs and other programs in the health sciences. Students completing this program will exemplify a high level of health literacy and will be exposed to a large variety of disciplines. Through this preparation, they will improve their understanding of the relationship of the environment to health, recognize and evaluate the economic impact of changing demographics on health care, identify and control disease outbreaks, and develop interventions to promote healthy behavior.
To earn an Associate in Science in Public Health Science for transfer, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU system that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass or No Pass basis.
Required Courses
Course Prefix | Course Name | Units |
---|---|---|
Core courses | 13-14 | |
General Biology | ||
or BIOL 4 | Biology for Majors | |
or BIOL 4H | Biology for Majors - Honors | |
Contemporary Health Issues | ||
Applied Business Statistics | ||
or PSYC 10 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
or SOC 23 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences | |
or STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | |
or STAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors | |
Introduction to Public Health | ||
List A | ||
Choose one course from the following: | 3-5 | |
Introductory Human Anatomy | ||
Introductory Human Physiology | ||
Introduction to General Chemistry | ||
or CHEM 50 | General Chemistry I | |
or CHEM 50H | General Chemistry I - Honors | |
Principles of Microbiology | ||
Microbiology | ||
List B | 3 | |
Public Health and Social Justice | ||
or SOC 160 | Public Health and Social Justice | |
List C | 3 | |
Choose one course from the following: | ||
Biological Anthropology | ||
or ANTH 1H | Biological Anthropology - Honors | |
Cultural Anthropology | ||
or ANTH 5H | Cultural Anthropology - Honors | |
Plant and Animal Biology | ||
Humans and the Environment | ||
Cell and Molecular Biology | ||
Human Reproduction, Development and Aging | ||
Human Sexuality | ||
or BIOL 15H | Human Sexuality - Honors | |
Fundamentals of Genetics | ||
Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
or BUSC 1AH | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors | |
Principles of Microeconomics | ||
or BUSC 1BH | Principles of Microeconomics - Honors | |
General Chemistry II | ||
or CHEM 51H | General Chemistry II - Honors | |
Organic Chemistry I | ||
Organic Chemistry II | ||
Child, Family, School and Community | ||
Human Growth and Lifespan Development | ||
or CHLD 10H | Human Growth and Lifespan Development - Honors | |
Child and Adolescent Development | ||
Professional and Organizational Speaking | ||
or COMM 8H | Professional and Organizational Speaking - Honors | |
Interpersonal Communication | ||
or COMM 26H | Interpersonal Communication - Honors | |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images | ||
Basic First Aid and CPR | ||
College Algebra | ||
Calculus for Business | ||
Trigonometry | ||
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | ||
Medical Terminology | ||
Principles of Foods with Laboratory | ||
Introduction to Nutrition Science | ||
or NF 25H | Introduction to Nutrition Science - Honors | |
General Physics | ||
American Government and Politics | ||
or POLS C1000H | American Government and Politics - Honors | |
Comparative Politics | ||
Political Theory I - Ancient to Contemporary | ||
Political Theory II - Early Modern to Contemporary | ||
Introduction to Psychology | ||
or PSYC C1000H | Introduction to Psychology - Honors | |
Biological Psychology | ||
or PSYC 1BH | Biological Psychology - Honors | |
Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology | ||
or PSYC 3H | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology - Honors | |
Developmental Psychology | ||
or PSYC 14H | Developmental Psychology - Honors | |
Introduction to Child Psychology | ||
Psychology of Sexuality | ||
Women's Health | ||
Introduction to Global Public Health | ||
Public Health Microbiology | ||
Introduction to Sociology | ||
or SOC 1H | Introduction to Sociology - Honors | |
Contemporary Social Problems | ||
or SOC 2H | Contemporary Social Problems - Honors | |
Marriage and the Family | ||
or SOC 14H | Marriage and the Family - Honors | |
Elementary Spanish | ||
Spanish for the Spanish Speaking | ||
Continuing Elementary Spanish | ||
Continuing Spanish for the Spanish Speaking | ||
Total Units for the Major | 23-27 | |
General Education (Cal-GETC) Units 1 | 34 | |
Total Units | 60 |
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Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.