Public Health Transfer Major, AA - Academic Plan

A broad and diverse science and liberal arts foundation that prepares students to transfer to a 4-year college or university to pursue advanced studies in public health or closely related fields.

Where requirements are listed as course categories (e.g. Electives, Arts/Humanities) rather than as specific courses, please note that depending upon course choice, prerequisites may be required.

*Grade C or better required

• * This course requires college level readiness as measured by Accuplacer, ACT, or SAT scores; approved high school course work that is less than five years old; or successful completion of appropriate college-readiness course.
• ** Students have 2 options to meet the Natural & Physical Requirement (8-10 credits). Option 1: student takes BIO 1111 and BIO 1112 in sequence in different semesters. Option 2: student chooses 2 courses from BIO 1004, BIO 1005, and ANT 1005 and takes them in different semesters.
• † ENG 1022 pre-requisite is either ENG 1021 or ENG 1031. ENG 2001 pre-requisite is ENG 1022.
• 14-16 Credits of Electives are required (choose in consultation with a program advisor at the receiving four-year institution).
• AAA 1001 – College 101: Student Experience is required for all new college students seeking degrees or transfer.
• BIO 1016 - Introduction to Human Disease can be used to replace PH 250 – Health and Disease at Fort Lewis College.
• Course availability is subject to change.
• Follow the Recommended Course Sequence on the following pages of this document.
• In order to meet program requirements, students registered for ENG 1021 or ENG 1031 must also register for ENG 0094 unless they can demonstrate otherwise meeting the ENG 0094 standard through assessment testing, prior college coursework, or recent high school coursework. See an Advisor for details.
• Recommended courses are listed above for certain electives; consult with the Academic Advising Office (advising [at] arapahoe [dot] edu or 303.797.5664) or the School of Math and Sciences for additional elective recommendations.
• Refer to 2024/2025 catalog for specific requirements and important information about this degree.
• Student may take PSY 2333 - Health Psychology if not taken to fulfill the Social / Behavioral Sciences requirement.
• The Colorado Department of Higher Education website has additional information about this statewide agreement.