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Public Health Studies: Health Services Administration - Bachelor of Science 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.

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First Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5
BA Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4BA Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4BA Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4
STAT 243Z4PHE 2504BA 1014
Total Fall Credits12-13Total Winter Credits12-13Total Spring Credits12-13

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter Courses Winter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4
Biology Course4BS Science with Lab3-4BS Science with Lab3-4
EC 316U4PHE 320U4PHE 321U4
PHE 2251BA 306U4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits13Total Winter Credits15-16Total Spring Credits14-16

Third Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4
PHE 3634PHE 4504Approved Elective for Major4
PHE 3504PHE 322U4PHE 4264
Approved Elective for Major4PHE 4274Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4
Total Fall Credits16Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits15-16

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
PHE 452U4PA 4254Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis6
PHE 4784PHE 4794PHE 4044
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective3
Total Fall Credits16Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits17

Additional Map Notes:

  • STAT 243Z: Please visit the PSU Math Placement website for more details. 
  • EC 316U: If this course is not available, please contact your advisor for a list of substitutions.
  • 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.
  • 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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