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.
Degree Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 |
| |
| 63 |
| 12 |
| |
| Total Credits | 76 |
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 397 | Career Paths in Public Health and Internship Preparation | 3 |
| HLTH 498 | Internship and Culminating Seminar | 6 |
| Total Credits | 63 |
Electives
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| ACCT 201 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| FINC 221 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| HLTH 105 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HLTH 207 | Injury Prevention and Emergency Care | 3 |
| HLTH 213 | Perspectives on Drugs | 3 |
| HLTH 220 | Mental Health | 3 |
| HLTH 226 | Introduction to Non-Profit Management | 3 |
| HLTH 347 | Special Topics in Health | 1-3 |
| HLTH 433 | Population Approaches to Diet and Activity | 3 |
| HLTH 440 | Health Aspects of Aging | 3 |
| HLTH 454 | Race, Racism, and Health | 3 |
| HLTH 474 | Gender, Sexuality, and Health Disparities | 3 |
| MKTG 345 | Nonprofit Operations and Marketing | 3 |
| POLS 205 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
| WRIT 302 | Grant Proposal Writing | 3 |
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 |
New Student Seminar
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| |
| 1 |
| Pathways to Success | |
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | |
| First Year Seminar | |
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | |
| Pathways to Adult Learning | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | |
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | |
| Introduction to Nursing | |
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | |
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill SEEDS requirements.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| |
| |
| 3-6 |
| 9 |
| |
| Total Credits | 21-24 |
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 |
|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | HLTH 202 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1 – Analyzing Cultures and Societies) | 3 |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | STAT 109 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| HLTH 102 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life) | 3 | ECON 102 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| | 15 | | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| SEEDS: Exploration 2 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 |
| HLTH 240 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 |
| HLTH 290 | 3 | HLTH 360 | 3 |
| HLTH 208 | 3 | HLTH 361 | 3 |
| HLTH 204 | 3 | INFO 173 | 3 |
| | 15 | | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| HLTH 365 | 3 | HLTH 425 | 3 |
| HLTH 355 | 3 | HLTH 397 | 3 |
| HLTH 370 | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| | 15 | | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| HLTH 490 | 3 | HLTH 498 | 6 |
| HLTH 492 | 3 | HLTH 555 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | HLTH 581 | 3 |
| HLTH 501 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| HLTH 504 | 3 | |
| | 15 | | 15 |
| Total Credits 120 |
Graduate Program