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Public Health Studies: School Health Educator - Bachelor of Science 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. 

 

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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.

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First Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
First Year Inquiry or Honors5First Year Inquiry or Honors5First Year Inquiry or Honors5
PHE 2504PHE 2954PHE 2754
Biology Course4BS Science with Lab3-4BS Science with Lab3-4
  PHE 2251ED 1502
Total Fall Credits13Total Winter Credits13-14Total Spring Credits14-15

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

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter Courses Winter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Race and Ethnic Studies Class3-4
BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4BS Arts & Letters/Social Science3-4
General Elective4STAT 243Z4General Elective4
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits15-16Total 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 3504PSY 311U4Race and Ethnic Studies Class3-4
PHE 325U4PHE 335U4PHE 4504
PHE 326U4PHE 3634PHE 3654
Total Fall Credits16Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits15-16

Third Year Milestone: Begin seeking internship opportunities.

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
ED 4204PHE Required Elective4Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis6
PHE Required Elective4PHE 4484PHE 452U4
PHE 4044General Elective4PHE 4714
General Elective4    
Total Fall Credits16Total Winter Credits12Total Spring Credits14

Fourth Year Milestone: GTEP admissions deadline is in February.

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • BS Science with Lab: 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.
  • Biology Course: Students intending to apply to GTEP must take an Anatomy & Physiology sequence. A full year sequence of Biology is the 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 second year, and BI 301/302/303+labs in your third year.
  • ED 150: Optional Recommended elective. 
  • General Elective: 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 243Z: Please visit the PSU Math Placement website for information.
  • 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.
  • PSY 311U, PHE 325U, PHE 326U, PHE 335U, PHE 350, PHE 363, PHE 365, and PHE 452U: PHE courses may be taken out of sequence.
  • PHE 450: PHE courses may be taken out of sequence. Recommended pre-requisite is STAT 243Z.
  • 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. 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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