1. Carolina Core (31-43 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition   
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition   

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• STAT 110 - Introduction to Statistical Reasoning  
• STAT 201 - Elementary Statistics  OR STAT 205 - Elementary Statistics for the Biological and Life Sciences  

Scientific Literacy — SCI (7 hours)

Two approved Carolina Core Scientific Literacy courses from the natural sciences, including one laboratory science

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Students shall demonstrate in one foreign language the ability to comprehend the topic and main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on familiar subjects. This ability can be demonstrated by achieving a score of two or better on a USC foreign language test. Those failing to do so must satisfactorily complete equivalent study of foreign language at USC.

• CC-GFL courses

​Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course​ 

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology  

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

•  any CC-AIU course

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.

2. College Requirements (6-9 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher

• PUBH 302 - Introduction to Public Health  
• SOCY 101 - Introductory Sociology  
• UNIV 101 - The Student in the University  (transfer students are not required to take this course)

3. Program Requirements (38-53 hours)

Supporting Courses (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher

• ANTH 102 - Understanding Other Cultures  
• ECON 224 - Introduction to Economics  

Cognates (24 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher

Each student must complete two cognates of 12 credit hours each. The cognates are intended to support the course work in the major. Depending on student interests, cognate courses may be selected from one or several units. A cognate differs from a minor in that the courses must be 300 level or above and may be distributed over more than one subject area. Courses applied toward minimum Carolina Core requirements cannot be counted toward either cognate. All cognate courses must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.

Minor (18 hours) optional

Students majoring in Public Health may pursue minors offered by other units. In completing a minor, students may apply advisor-approved courses to both the minor and cognate, or elective requirements.

Electives (8-23 hours)

Students in Public Health must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Depending on specific course choices, students must complete an appropriate number of elective courses.

4. Major Requirements (30 hours)

Major Courses (30 hours)

a minimum grade of C is required in all major courses

• ENHS 321 - Environmental Pollution and Health  
• EPID 410 - Principles of Epidemiology  
• EXSC 191 - Physical Activity and Health  
• HPEB 300 - Introduction to Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior  
• HPEB 470 - Principles of Global Health  
• HPEB 553 - Community Health Problems  
• HSPM 412 - Health Economics  
• HSPM 500 - Introduction to Health Care Management and Organization  
• COMD 500 - Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology  OR EXSC 410 - Psychology of Physical Activity  
• PUBH 498 - Public Health Capstone Seminar  (Carolina Core Integrative Course, Public Health, BA, BS)