Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Spring 2014
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Graduate Certificate in Community Health
The Graduate Certificate Program in Community Health contributes to the preparation of community and public health practitioners to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination. The Certificate also is available to students who wish to complement an existing degree in a health profession (for example, health psychology nursing, nursing, or social work), or who wish to explore a career in public health. This certificate complements (i.e., is not redundant with, can be completed in addition to) the Graduate Certificate in Public Health Core Concepts. Completion of the certificate program does not provide ensure admission into the MSPH degree program.
Admission Requirements
Students are admitted to the Graduate School in a special category for certificate programs. See general information on admission to graduate certificate programs elsewhere in this catalog.
Certificate Requirements
The program leading to a Graduate Certificate in Community Health requires a minimum of 15 semester hours of graduate credit including 96 hours of core courses, a restricted elective course (3 credit hours), and two additional elective courses (6 credit hours). Students should plan their program of study in consultation with the Graduate Coordinator.
Core Courses (96 hours)
HLTH 6207 Community Health Planning and Evaluation (3)
HLTH 6220 Health Behavior Change (3)
HLTH 6221 Community Health (3)
Restricted Elective Course (3 hours)
(Choose One Course)
HLTH 6201 Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health (3)
HLTH 6221 Community Health (3)
The remaining six (6) credits are chosen by the students in consultation with their assigned academic advisor and/or Graduate Program Coordinator and faculty from among available departmental offerings. Courses from outside the Department of Public Health Sciences may be substituted with the written permission of the Graduate Program Coordinator.
Students not demonstrating prior undergraduate or graduate coursework comparable to HLTH 6200 Introduction to Public Health will be required to take this course as one of their electives.
Credits applied toward the Graduate Certificate in Public Health Core Concepts cannot also be applied to this certificate.
Transfer credits are not accepted in the Certificate program.