Public Health AA Designated Degree Requirements

https://cdhe.colorado.gov/sites/highered/files/documents/STAA%20PUBLIC%20HEALTH%20FINAL%2006.2021.pdf

Courses that Fulfill General Education Requirements (32-34 credits)

(Written) Communication (6 credits)

Any (GT-CO1) course plus any (GT-CO2) course
OR
Any (GT-CO2) course plus any (GT-CO3) course
Total Credit Hours:6

Mathematics (3 credits)

MAT 135Intro to Statistics: GT-MA1

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

Any two GT Pathways Arts & Humanities courses (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, or GT-AH4)
Total Credit Hours:6

History (3 credits)

One GT Pathways History course (GT-HI1) 

Total Credit Hours:3

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)

 
PSY 101General Psychology I: GT-SS3

3

PLUS any one of the following:

PSY 235Human Growth & Development: GT-SS3

3

PSY 240Health Psychology: GT-SS3

3

PSY 249Abnormal Psychology: GT-SS3

3

ANT 250Medical Anthropology: GT-SS3

3

Total Credit Hours:6

Natural and Physical Sciences (8-10 credits)

BIO 111Gen College Biology I/Lab: GT-SC1

5

BIO 112Gen College Biology II/Lab: GT-SC1

5

OR Choose TWO

BIO 104Biology:A Human Approach: SC1

4

BIO 105Science of Biology w/Lab: GT-SC1

4

ANT 111Bio Anthropology W/Lab: GT-SC1

4

Total Credit Hours:8-10

Total Credit Hours: 32-34

Additional Requirements (12 credits)

Please note: if these credits are not required for the major at a receiving 4-year institution, they will be applied to the bachelor’s degree as elective credit towards graduation. Please check with the receiving institution to determine in which way these courses will be applied.

Choose one Communication course from:

COM 115Public Speaking

3

COM 125Interpersonal Communication: GT-SS3

3

COM 220Intercultural Comm: GT-SS3

3

Choose one Philosophy course from:

PHI 112Ethics: GT-AH3

3

PHI 113Logic: GT-AH3

3

Choose one additional course from:

ANT 250Medical Anthropology: GT-SS3

3

BIO 116Intro to Human Disease: GT-SC2

3

PSY 227Psychology of Death/Dying: GT-SS3

3

PSY 240Health Psychology: GT-SS3

3

SOC 237Sociology of Death and Dying: GT-SS3

3

* Choose ANT250 or PSY240 if not taken to fulfill the Social & Behavioral Science Requirement.

** BIO116 course can be used to replace Health and Disease at Fort Lewis College

Choose one additional course from MA1, SC1, or SC2

Recommended courses:
BIO 216Pathophysiology

4

BIO 204Microbiology w/Lab: GT-SC1

4

ENV 101Environmental Sci w/Lab: GT-SC1

4

Total Credit Hours: 12

Electives (14-16 credits)

Free Electives (choose in consultation with a program advisor at the receiving four-year institution)

Total Credit Hours: 14-16

Total Credit Hours: 60