Program Overview

Public Health Major with Pre-Veterinary Professions Option

The Public Health Major with Pre-Veterinary Professions Option is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of public health principles and practices, as well as the necessary coursework to prepare for a career in veterinary medicine.

Program Requirements

The program requires a total of 120 credits, including:

• Degree Core Requirements:
  • PHS 1004: BSPH Essentials (1 credit)
  • PHS 1514: Personal Health (3 credits)
  • PHS 2004: Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
  • PHS 3014: Introduction to Environmental Health (3 credits)
  • PHS 3074: Public Health Professional and Practicum Prep (1 credit)
  • PHS 3534: Drug Education (3 credits)
  • PHS 3634: Epidemiologic Concepts of Health and Disease (3 credits)
  • PHS 4014: Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)
  • PHS 4044: Public Health Policy and Administration (3 credits)
  • PHS 4054: Concepts in One Health (3 credits)
  • PHS 4064: Modeling Infectious Diseases (3 credits)
  • PHS 4074: Practicum in Public Health (2 credits)
  • HNFE 1004: Foods, Nutrition And Exercise (3 credits)
  • HNFE 2664: Behavioral Theory in Health Promotion (3 credits)
  • SOC 4704: Medical Sociology (3 credits)
  • or PHS 3654: Rural Health
  • ADV 2134: Introduction to Health Communication (3 credits)
  • or ADV 4324: Health Communication Campaigns
• Option Required Courses:
  • BIOL 1115: Principles of Biology Laboratory (1 credit)
  • BIOL 1116: Principles of Biology Laboratory (1 credit)
  • CHEM 1035 and CHEM 1045: General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory (4 credits)
  • CHEM 1036 and CHEM 1046: General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory (4 credits)
  • CHEM 2535 and CHEM 2545: Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory (4 credits)
  • PHYS 2205 and PHYS 2215: General Physics and General Physics Laboratory (4 credits)
  • BCHM 2024: Concepts of Biochemistry (3 credits)
  • or BCHM 3114: Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences
• Restricted Electives:
  • Select 14 credits from the list below:
    • CHEM 2536 and CHEM 2546: Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory
    • PHYS 2206 and PHYS 2216: General Physics and General Physics Laboratory
    • BIOL 2004: Genetics
    • BIOL 2504: General Zoology
    • BIOL 2604: General Microbiology
    • BIOL 2804: Ecology
    • HNFE 2204: Medical Terminology
    • APSC 1454 and APSC 1464: Introduction to Animal and Poultry Science and Animal and Poultry Science Laboratory
    • ALS 2304: Comparative Animal Physiology and Anatomy
    • ALS 3204: Animal Nutrition and Feeding
    • APSC 3434: Host Microbe Interactions
• Pathways to General Education:
  • Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse:
    • ENGL 1105: First-Year Writing (Pathway 1f) (3 credits)
    • ENGL 1106: First-Year Writing (Pathway 1f) (3 credits)
    • COMM 2004: Public Speaking (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities:
    • Pathway 2 (6 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences:
    • PSYC 1004: Introductory Psychology (Pathway 3) (3 credits)
    • SOC 1004: Introductory Sociology (Pathway 3) (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences:
    • BIOL 1105: Principles of Biology (Pathway 4) (3 credits)
    • BIOL 1106: Principles of Biology (Pathway 4) (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking:
    • MATH 1025: Elementary Calculus (Pathway 5f) (3 credits)
    • or MATH 1014: Precalculus with Transcendental Functions
    • MATH 1026: Elementary Calculus (Pathway 5f) (3 credits)
    • or MATH 1025: Elementary Calculus
    • or STAT 2004: Introductory Statistics
    • STAT 3615: Biological Statistics (Pathway 5a) (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts:
    • Pathway 6a (3 credits)
    • Pathway 6d (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States:
    • Students will fulfill this requirement through the completion of SOC 1004

Graduation Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum of 2.0 cumulative GPA and earn a grade of C- or better in each of the following courses in order to qualify for graduation:

• PHS 1004: BSPH Essentials (1 credit)
• PHS 1514: Personal Health (3 credits)
• PHS 2004: Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
• PHS 3014: Introduction to Environmental Health (3 credits)
• PHS 3534: Drug Education (3 credits)
• PHS 3634: Epidemiologic Concepts of Health and Disease (3 credits)
• PHS 4014: Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits)
• PHS 4044: Public Health Policy and Administration (3 credits)
• PHS 4054: Concepts in One Health (3 credits)
• PHS 4064: Modeling Infectious Diseases (3 credits)
• HNFE 1004: Foods, Nutrition And Exercise (3 credits)
• HNFE 2664: Behavioral Theory in Health Promotion (3 credits)
• SOC 4704: Medical Sociology (3 credits)
• or PHS 3654: Rural Health
• STAT 3615: Biological Statistics (3 credits)
• ADV 2134: Introduction to Health Communication (3 credits)
• or ADV 4324: Health Communication Campaigns

Foreign Language Requirement

Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six semester hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement do not count toward the hours required for graduation.