Public Health Education Track Units
1. Lower-divison Required Courses (23-26 Units)
BIOL 101/L General Biology (Meets GE/B.1) and Lab 4
BIOL 211/212 Human Anatomy and Lab* (2/1) or EOH 353 Global Perspective of Environmental Health 3
BIOL 281 Human Physiology  3
CHEM 100 Principles of Chemistry (Meets GE) 3
HSCI 237 Introduction to Health Education  3
MATH 140 Introductory Statistics (Meets GE) 4
PSY 150 Principles of Human Behavior (Meets GE) 3
SOC 150 Introduction to Sociology (Meets GE) 3
*BIOL 211 and BIOL 212 may be taken in lieu of EOH 353.
Total 26
2. Upper Division Health Sciences Department Core (10 Units)
HSCI 390/L Biostatistics and Biostatistics Lab  4
HSCI 488 Epidemiology Study of Disease  3
Students are to select one of the following two courses:
HSCI 345 Topics in Public Health  3
HSCI 314 Organizations and Function of Community Health Services  3
Total 3
3. Upper Division Required Courses (24-27 Units)
ENGL 306 Report Writing  3
EOH 353* Global Perspectives of Environmental Health (Meets GE/E) 3
HSCI 391 Computer Applications in Health Science  3
HSCI 431 Health Behavior  3
HSCI 437 Strategies for Making Health Decisions  3
HSCI 439 Community Health Action  3
HSCI 441 Community Health Education  3
HSCI 445 Senior Seminar in Health Education  3
HSCI 494C Academic Internship  3
*EOH 353 may be taken in lieu of BIOL 211 and BIOL 212.
Total 27
4. Health Science Electives (15 Units)*
Select up to 15 units from the following*, with advisor approval:
HSCI 231 Women and Health  3
HSCI 335 Holistic Health  3
HSCI 336 Health Aspects of Drug Abuse  3
HSCI 337 Nutrition and Health  3
HSCI 433 Counseling of Health Problems  3
HSCI 436 Health Concerns of Adolescents  3
HSCI 438 International Health  3
HSCI 440 Family Health  3
HSCI 442 Health Problems of the Disadvantaged  3
HSCI 499A-C Independent Study (1-3 Units) 1-3
*Examples of electives from within the Health Sciences Department course offerings, must be approved by a Health Education academic advisor.
5. Non-Health Sciences Electives (Select up to six Units)*
FCS 307 Human Nutrition  3
FCS 340 Marriage and Family Relations  3
EOH 352 Environmental Health Policy, Law and Administration  3
PSY 310 Behavior Disorders  3
PSY 460 Counseling and Interviewing  3
SOC 328 The Child and Society  3
URBS 310 Growth and Development of Cities  3
*Examples of electives outside of the Health Sciences Department course offerings, must be approved by a Health Education academic advisor.
Total Units in the Major: 69
General Education Units: 30
Additional Units: 21
Total Units Required for the Degree: 120-122
Health Science Subject Matter Program for the Single Subject Credential Track Units
An overall GPA of 2.75 is required for admission into the program.
1. Lower Division Required Courses (30 Units)
BIOL 101/L General Biology (Meets GE) and Lab 4
BIOL 211/212 Human Anatomy and Lab  3
BIOL 281 Human Physiology  3
CHEM 100 Principles of Chemistry (Meets GE) 3
MATH 140 Introductory Statistics (Meets GE) 4
HSCI 131 Health and Society  2
HSCI 170 Emergency Health Procedures  2
HSCI 237 Introduction to Health Education  3
PSY 150 Principles of Human Behavior (Meets GE) 3
SOC 150 Introduction to Sociology (Meets GE) 3
Total
30
2. Upper Division Health Sciences Department Core (10 Units)
HSCI 390/L Biostatistics and Lab  4
HSCI 488 Epidemiology: Study of Disease  3
HSCI 345 Issues of Public Health  3
Total
10
3. Upper Division Required Courses (36 Units)
ENGL 306 Report Writing  3
HSCI 336 Health Aspects of Drug Use  3
HSCI 337 Nutrition and Health  3
EOH 365 Principles of Accident Prevention  3
HSCI 391 Computer Applications in Health Science  3
HSCI 431 Health Behavior  3
HSCI 433 Counseling of Health Problems  3
HSCI 436 Health Concerns of the Adolescent  3
HSCI 440 Family Health  3
HSCI 441 Community Health Education  3
HSCI 445 Senior Seminar in Health Education  3
HSCI 494C Academic Internship  3
Total 36
Total Units in the Major: 78
General Education Units: 33
Additional units: 9
Total Units Required for the Degree: 123