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Public Health Studies: School Health Educator - Bachelor of Science 2022-23 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2022-23 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5 Freshman Inquiry or Honors 5
PHE 250 4 PHE 295 4 PHE 275 4
BS Science with Lab 3-4 BS Science with Lab 3-4 BS Science 4
        ED 150 2
Total Fall Credits 12-13 Total Winter Credits 12-13 Total Spring Credits 15

First Year Milestone: Begin volunteering and exploring potential internship ideas early on in your academic career.

Second Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses  Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Sophomore Inquiry or Honors 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4 BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4 BS Arts & Letters/Social Science 3-4
General Elective (GTEP) 4 STAT 243 4 General Elective (GTEP) 4
General Elective (GTEP) 4 General Elective (GTEP) 4 General Elective (GTEP) 2
Total Fall Credits 15-16 Total Winter Credits 15-16 Total Spring Credits 12-14

Third Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4 Upper Division Cluster or Honors 4
PHE 350 4 PSY 311U 4 Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement 3-4
PHE 325U 4 PHE 335U 4 PHE 450 4
PHE 326U 4 PHE 363 4 PHE 365 4
Total Fall Credits 16 Total Winter Credits 16 Total Spring Credits 15-16

Third Year Milestone: Begin seeking internship opportunities.

Fourth Year

Fall Courses Fall Credits Winter Courses Winter Credits Spring Courses Spring Credits
ED 420 4 PHE Required Elective 4 Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis 6
PHE Required Elective 4 PHE 448 4 PHE 452U 4
PHE 404 4 General Elective (GTEP) 4 General Elective (GTEP) 4
General Elective (GTEP) 4 General Elective (GTEP) 3    
Total Fall Credits 16 Total Winter Credits 15 Total Spring Credits 14

Fourth Year Milestone: GTEP admissions deadline is in February.

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • BS Science with Lab and BS Science: Students intending to apply to GTEP must take an Anatomy & Physiology sequence. A full year sequence of Biology is expected preparation, and BI 207 or BI 211 is required to enroll in BI 301-303. Take BI 207/208/209+labs OR BI 211/212/213+labs in your first year, and BI 301/302/303+labs in your second year.
  • ED 150: Optional Recommended elective. 
  • BS Arts & Letters/Social Science: It is highly recommended to use towards a minor or prerequisite courses.
  • General Elective (GTEP): It is highly recommended to use towards a minor or prerequisite courses. Students intending to apply to GTEP must take an Anatomy & Physiology sequence. A full year sequence of Biology is expected preparation, and BI 207 or BI 211 is required to enroll in BI 301-303. Take BI 207/208/209+labs OR BI 211/212/213+labs in your first year, and BI 301/302/303+labs in your second year.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • STAT 243: Please visit the PSU Math Placement website for information.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • PSY 311U, PHE 325U, PHE 326U, PHE 335U, PHE 350, PHE 363, PHE 365, and PHE 452U: May be taken out of sequence.
  • PHE 450: PHE courses may be taken out of sequence. Recommended prerequisite is STAT 243.
  • PHE 404: Special Registration is required for PHE 404 Internship. Internship must be approved by a School of Public Health Undergraduate Internship Coordinator before registering for credits.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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