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PB PHS - Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Population Health Science (CT)

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SOPH-Certificate Population Health Science (Academic_Department) ACADEMIC_LEVEL_GRADUATE

Program Title

Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Population Health Science (CT)

Default Credentials

CT - Certificate

Program Description

The graduate certificate program in Population Health Science is a distance education program aimed at working professionals or post-baccalaureate students seeking fundamental training in population health. Students who successfully complete 12 credit hours will be able to demonstrate knowledge in the emerging and interdisciplinary field of population health science.

Demonstrate knowledge in the emerging and interdisciplinary field of population health science.

Apply the fundamentals of population health science and the contribution of the field to improving health and health care.

Admission Requirements

The program accepts students for fall, spring, and summer enrollment. Application deadlines for each semester are listed below:

  • Summer: May 1

  • Fall: June 1

  • Spring: December 1

Post-baccalaureate certificate applicants will be evaluated on the following:

  • Baccalaureate degree;

  • Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.8 or better on a 4.0 scale

  • Official transcripts from all schools attended

  • One letter of recommendation

Degree Requirements

Students must successfully complete 12 credit hours of coursework for certificate completion.

REQUIRED (all students must take the following 12 credits)

PHS 700

Essentials of Population Health (fall)

3

PHS 703

Epidemiology I (fall)

3

6

ELECTIVES (all students must take at least 6 credits offered in PHS programs. Approval of the courses is at the discretion of the program director.

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