Public Health Minor
New requirements for students declaring the minor in fall 2026 and beyond!
- Core courses: PBHL 100, PBHL 220, PBHL 354
- Domain options: PBHL 202 or PBHL 280 or PBHL 316 or PBHL 340 or PBHL 420
- Elective requirements remain the same
- Students can declare or switch to the new Public Health minor requirements in August 2026.
- Public Health majors are not able to declare the Public Health minor.
Core curriculum for students who declare the minor between fall 2024 and summer 2026:
- PBHL 100: Introduction to Public Health (SS GEP)
- PBHL 300: Research Methods in Health (Pre-Req PBHL 100 C or better & completion of MATH GEP)
- PBHL 420: Epidemiology (Pre-Req: PBHL 300 or SOCY 300 AND SOCY 301)
And ONE Domain course
- PBHL 202 OR PBHL 280 OR PBHL 316 OR PBHL 340 OR PBHL 354
And Six additional credits of Electives
- Any PBHL course (including domain courses) not already used for the minor
- Plus additional selected electives (see catalog for details)
- Excluding internship and research practicum courses
At least 9 credits must be Upper Level credits (3xx and/or 4xx), At least 3 credits (typically 1 course) of electives must be PBHL, No more than 9 credits can be transfer credits, No more than 9 credits can be applied to a single additional major/minor/certificate.
Core curriculum for students who declared the minor before fall 2024:
- PBHL 100: Introduction to Public Health (SS GEP)
- 5 additional PBHL courses (15 credits), 1 course (3 credits) can be any SOCY or ANTH course