Public Health Studies: Health Services Administration - Bachelor of Arts 2023-24 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 2023-24 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.

PSU Bulletins (2015-present)

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
BA Second Language 101	3-5	BA Second Language 102	3-5	BA Second Language 103	3-5
PHE 250	4	STAT 243Z	4	BA Fine & Performing Arts Elective	3-4
				PHE 225	1
Total Fall Credits	12-14	Total Winter Credits	12-14	Total Spring Credits	12-15

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
BA Second Language 201	3-5	BA Second Language 202	3-5	BA Second Language 203	3-5
Biology Course	4	BA 101	4	EC 316U	4
General Elective	4	PHE 320U	4	BA 306U	4
Total Fall Credits	15-17	Total Winter Credits	15-17	Total Spring Credits	14-17

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
Approved Elective for Major	4	PHE 321U	4	PHE 450	4
PHE 350	4	PHE 322U	4	PHE 426	4
PHE 363	4	PHE 427	4	Approved Elective for Major	4
Total Fall Credits	16	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	16

Fourth Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
PHE 452U	4	PA 425	4	Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis	6
PHE 478	4	PHE 479	4	PHE 404	4
Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement	3-4	General Elective	4	General Elective	3
General Elective	4	General Elective	4
Total Fall Credits	15-16	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	13

Additional Map Notes:

BA Second Language 101: Can take placement exam - Visit the World Languages & Literatures Placement website for details.
STAT 243Z: Please visit the PSU Math Placement website for details.
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
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.
EC 316U: If this course is not available, please contact your advisor for a list of substitutions.
PHE 450: Recommended prerequisites are STAT 243Z and PHE 363.
PHE 426: Prerequisite is PHE 350.
PHE 404: Special Registration required. 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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