A Bachelor’s degree in Community Health focusing on the Pre-Health Professional track expands your knowledge of health-related fields and prepares you to serve diverse populations. To supplement the required math and science courses needed for application to graduate schools, students select one of the following concentrations: Gerontology, Human Services, Public Health, Women’s Health or Healthcare Business. These courses provide meaningful insight and experience in a specialized patient population.
The Pre-Health Professional track includes a blend of on-campus and online courses and is designed for a variety of individuals.
The interdisciplinary curriculum of the Community Health program includes courses that address vulnerable populations, health literacy and patient advocacy, legal and ethical implications, environmental and cultural influences on health, trauma informed care, and grant writing. You will select from the following concentrations:
In the final two semesters of the program, you will integrate classroom material with hands-on experience at an agency or organization of your choice. This 90-hour fieldwork component allows you to work in and observe all aspects of the agency, develop advanced skills, apply concepts from your classes, and gain practical experience in your chosen concentration. You will develop a paper that incorporates your course work and fieldwork experiences in the capstone course taken during your final semester.
Students choose one course from each of the following Core groups (9 semester hours): Intercultural Communication (ICC); Humanities (HUM); and Ethics, Empathy, and Advocacy (EEA).
Courses | Semester Hours |
---|---|
◊ ICC Core - Intercultural Communication | 3 |
ICC HUM EEA - Healthcare Core Courses | 3 |
EEA Core - Ethics, Empathy, and Advocacy | 3 |
(37 semester hours)
Additional General Courses
Students will choose one concentration to complete the Bachelor of Science in Community Health (pre-occupational therapy students will choose two concentrations).
(18 semester hours)
(18 semester hours)
(18 semester hours)
(18 semester hours)
(18 semester hours)
Students choose two of the following electives:
(44 semester hours)
Select 10 semester hours from the following courses
CHL- Community Health Electives | varies |
PY - Psychology Electives | varies |
GEN, HC, ST - General Education Electives | varies |
(44 semester hours)
Select 10 semester hours from the following courses
CHL- Community Health Electives | varies |
PY - Psychology Electives | varies |
GEN, HC, ST - General Education Electives | varies |
(36 semester hours)
Select 18 semester hours from the following courses
CHL- Community Health Electives | varies |
PY - Psychology Electives | varies |
GEN, HC, ST - General Education Electives | varies |
(36 semester hours)
Select 18 semester hours from the following courses
CHL- Community Health Electives | varies |
PY - Psychology Electives | varies |
GEN, HC, ST - General Education Electives | varies |
(38 semester hours)
Select 16 semester hours from the following courses
CHL- Community Health Electives | varies |
PY - Psychology Electives | varies |
GEN, HC, ST - General Education Electives | varies |
(26 semester hours)
Select 10 semester hours from the following courses
CHL- Community Health Electives | varies |
PY - Psychology Electives | varies |
GEN, HC, ST - General Education Electives | varies |
(4 semester hours)
Courses | Semester Hours |
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◊ CHL 400 - Community Health Fieldwork (concentration related) | 2 |
CHL 401 - Community Health Capstone (concentration related) | 2 |
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Median Salary: $47,000 (Community Health worker, Payscale.com, 2019)
If you were to be accepted into and successfully complete the health profession of your choosing, potential median salaries are as follows:
Source: Payscale.com, 2021
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021
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