A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years. Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
Program Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 33 |
| 3-9 |
| 63 |
| 12 |
| 9-3 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Requirements for the graduate portion of this dual degree program can be found here.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| HLTH 102 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 202 | Public Health Foundations, Ethics, and Cultural Competency | 3 |
| HLTH 204 | Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health | 3 |
| HLTH 240 | Foundations of Environmental Health | 3 |
| HLTH 360 | Health Policy and Administration | 3 |
| HLTH 365 | Science of Public Health: Epidemiology | 3 |
| HLTH 425 | Applied Statistics for Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 208 | Study of Human Diseases | 3 |
| HLTH 290 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| STAT 109 | Statistics | 3 |
| HLTH 355 | Addressing Health Disparities Through Social Justice | 3 |
| HLTH 361 | Health Systems Administration and Leadership | 3 |
| HLTH 370 | Health Economics and Finance | 3 |
| HLTH 490 | Ethical Issues in Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 492 | Health Systems Research and Evaluation | 3 |
| 9 |
| HLTH 497 | Introduction to Internship and Professionalism | 3 |
| HLTH 498 | Internship and Culminating Seminar | 6 |
| Total Credits | 63 |
Electives
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| Medical Terminology | |
| Injury Prevention and Emergency Care | |
| Perspectives on Drugs | |
| Mental Health | |
| Special Topics in Health | |
| Professional Certifications in Health | |
| School Health and Community Services | |
| Population Approaches to Diet and Activity | |
| Health Aspects of Aging | |
| Race, Racism, and Health | |
| Gender, Sexuality, and Health Disparities | |
| Community and Health | |
| Special Topics in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies | |
| Sociology of Health and Illness | |
| Grant Proposal Writing | |
Graduate Swing Courses
A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees. Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.
The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| HLTH 501 | Public Health Seminar: Foundations, Ethics, and Cultural Competency | 3 |
| HLTH 504 | Behavioral and Social Science in Health | 3 |
| HLTH 555 | Structures of Inequality in Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 581 | Health Systems Administration and Management | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Statistics (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| Human Sexuality (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Introduction to Public Health (Fulfilled in the major.) | |
| Total Credits | 33 |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3-6 |
| 0-3 |
| Total Credits | 3-9 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)
This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.
Undergraduate Program
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| HLTH 102 | 3 | HLTH 202 | 3 |
| STAT 109 | 3 | HLTH 204 | 3 |
| | 13 | | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 | World Cultures | 3 |
| World Language 1 | 3 | HLTH 240 | 3 |
| HLTH 208 | 3 | HLTH 360 | 3 |
| HLTH 365 | 3 | HLTH 361 | 3 |
| | 16 | | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | HLTH 370 | 3 |
| HLTH 290 | 3 | HLTH 425 | 3 |
| HLTH 355 | 3 | HLTH 492 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| | 15 | | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education | 1 | HLTH 498 | 6 |
| HLTH 490 | 3 | HLTH 555 | 3 |
| HLTH 497 | 3 | HLTH 581 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| HLTH 501 | 3 | |
| HLTH 504 | 3 | |
| | 16 | | 15 |
| Total Credits 120 |
Graduate Program