Public Health Studies: Healthy Aging - Bachelor of Arts 2024-25 Degree Map

Requirements (REQs) of a Bachelors Degree

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

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Bulletin or Catalog Year

This guide outlines the requirements in the 2024-25 Bulletin. Bulletin or 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. Review PSU's course catalog policy and talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

PSU Bulletins (2015-present)

DARS System

Students are highly encouraged to run their own Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) report in myPSU to track their progress through their program. You'll need to know which catalog year you'd like to use for your audit request. Students are also encouraged to contact an advisor if they have any questions about their DARS, catalog/bulletin year, or degree requirements in general. DARS audits are advising tools and are not an official record of earning a degree, major, minor, or certificate. You must apply to have a degree or certificate awarded.

How to run a DARS

First Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
First Year Inquiry or Honors	5	First Year Inquiry or Honors	5	First Year 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

First Year Note: Begin volunteering and exploring potential internship ideas early 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 Class	3-4
BA Second Language 201	3-5	BA Second Language 202	3-5	BA Second Language 203	3-5
Biology course	3-4	BA Science/Social Science	3-4	PHE 325U	4
General Elective	4	General Elective	4	General Elective	4
Total Fall Credits	14-17	Total Winter Credits	14-17	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
PHE Approved Elective	4	PHE 350	4	Race and Ethnic Studies Class	3-4
PHE 423	4	PHE 450	4	PHE 354U	4
PHE 363	4	PHE Approved Elective	4	General Elective	2
Total Fall Credits	16	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	13-14

Third Year Note: Begin seeking internship opportunities.

Fourth Year

Fall Courses	Fall Credits	Winter Courses	Winter Credits	Spring Courses	Spring Credits
PHE 456	4	PHE 478	4	Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis	6
PHE 452U	4	BA 306 or BA 316 or BA 326	4	PHE 479	4
PHE Approved Elective	4	SOC 469 or PSY 462 or PHE 369 or PHE 328	4	PHE 416	4
PHE 404	4	PHE Approved Elective	4
Total Fall Credits	16	Total Winter Credits	16	Total Spring Credits	14

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.
General Elective: It is highly recommended to use General Electives towards a minor or prerequisite courses.
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 Class: 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), Chicanx/Latinx 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 404: Special Registration required. Internship must be approved by a School of Public Health Undergraduate Internship Coordinator before registering for credits. Visit the PSU-OHSU Undergraduate Internships site for more information.
You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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