# Public Health (AS-T Degree)

Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Public Health

Source: https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/public-health/public-health-tranfer/

**Natural Sciences Division  
Biological Sciences Department**  
The Public Health for transfer degree at Mt San Antonio College is an interdisciplinary program grounded in the biological sciences and designed to prepare students for transfer to university public health programs and other programs in the health sciences. Students completing this program will exemplify a high level of health literacy and will be exposed to a large variety of disciplines. Through this preparation, they will improve their understanding of the relationship of the environment to health, recognize and evaluate the economic impact of changing demographics on health care, identify and control disease outbreaks, and develop interventions to promote healthy behavior.

To earn an Associate in in Public Health for transfer, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU system that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass or No Pass basis.  
**Corrected local number from S0857 to S1014. PSYC 3H removed from list C. Students can request substitution if they complete the honors course. 9/21/2026**

#### Required Courses

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Core courses** | | 13-14 |
| ↳ BIOL 1 | General Biology |  |
| or ↳ BIOL 4 | Biology for Majors |  |
| or ↳ BIOL 4H | Biology for Majors - Honors |  |
| ↳ BIOL 5 | Contemporary Health Issues |  |
| ↳ ECON 17 | Applied Business Statistics |  |
| or ↳ PSYC 10 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences |  |
| or ↳ SOC 23 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences |  |
| or ↳ STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics |  |
| or ↳ STAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors |  |
| ↳ PUBH 24 | Introduction to Public Health |  |
| **List A** | |  |
| **Choose one course from the following:** | | 3-5 |
| ↳ ANAT 10A | Introductory Human Anatomy |  |
| ↳ ANAT 10B | Introductory Human Physiology |  |
| ↳ CHEM 40 | Introduction to General Chemistry |  |
| or ↳ CHEM 50 | General Chemistry I |  |
| or ↳ CHEM 50H | General Chemistry I - Honors |  |
| ↳ MICR 1 | Medical Microbiology |  |
| ↳ MICR 22 | Microbiology |  |
| **List B** | | 3 |
| ↳ PUBH 25 | Public Health and Social Justice |  |
| or ↳ SOC 160 | Public Health and Social Justice |  |
| **List C** | | 3 |
| **Choose one course from the following:** | |  |
| ↳ ANTH 1 | Biological Anthropology |  |
| or ↳ ANTH 1H | Biological Anthropology - Honors |  |
| ↳ ANTH 5 | Cultural Anthropology |  |
| or ↳ ANTH 5H | Cultural Anthropology - Honors |  |
| ↳ BIOL 2 | Plant and Animal Biology |  |
| ↳ BIOL 6 | Humans and the Environment |  |
| ↳ BIOL 8 | Cell and Molecular Biology |  |
| ↳ BIOL 13 | Human Reproduction, Development and Aging |  |
| ↳ BIOL 15 | Human Sexuality |  |
| or ↳ BIOL 15H | Human Sexuality - Honors |  |
| ↳ BIOL 34 | Fundamentals of Genetics |  |
| ↳ CHEM 51 | General Chemistry II |  |
| or ↳ CHEM 51H | General Chemistry II - Honors |  |
| ↳ CHEM 80 | Organic Chemistry I |  |
| ↳ CHEM 81 | Organic Chemistry II |  |
| ↳ CHLD 1 | Child, Family, School and Community |  |
| ↳ CHLD 10 | Human Growth and Lifespan Development |  |
| or ↳ CHLD 10H | Human Growth and Lifespan Development - Honors |  |
| ↳ CHLD 11 | Child and Adolescent Development |  |
| ↳ COMM 8 | Professional and Organizational Speaking |  |
| or ↳ COMM 8H | Professional and Organizational Speaking - Honors |  |
| ↳ COMM 26 | Interpersonal Communication |  |
| or ↳ COMM 26H | Interpersonal Communication - Honors |  |
| ↳ ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics |  |
| or ↳ ECON C2001H | Principles of Microeconomics - Honors |  |
| ↳ ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics |  |
| or ↳ ECON C2002H | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors |  |
| ↳ GEOG 10 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |  |
| ↳ JOUR 107 | Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images |  |
| ↳ KIN 3 | Basic First Aid and CPR |  |
| ↳ MATH 130 | College Algebra |  |
| ↳ MATH 140 | Calculus for Business |  |
| ↳ MATH 150 | Trigonometry |  |
| ↳ MATH 180 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |  |
| ↳ MEDI 90 | Medical Terminology |  |
| ↳ NF 20 | Principles of Foods with Laboratory |  |
| ↳ NF 25 | Introduction to Nutrition Science |  |
| or ↳ NF 25H | Introduction to Nutrition Science - Honors |  |
| ↳ PHYS 2AG | General Physics |  |
| ↳ POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics |  |
| or ↳ POLS C1000H | American Government and Politics - Honors |  |
| ↳ POLS 2 | Comparative Politics |  |
| ↳ POLS 5 | Political Theory I - Ancient to Contemporary |  |
| ↳ POLS 7 | Political Theory II - Early Modern to Contemporary |  |
| ↳ PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology |  |
| or ↳ PSYC C1000H | Introduction to Psychology - Honors |  |
| ↳ PSYC 1B | Biological Psychology |  |
| or ↳ PSYC 1BH | Biological Psychology - Honors |  |
| ↳ PSYC 3 | Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology |  |
| ↳ PSYC 14 | Developmental Psychology |  |
| or ↳ PSYC 14H | Developmental Psychology - Honors |  |
| ↳ PSYC 15 | Introduction to Child Psychology |  |
| ↳ PSYC 26 | Psychology of Sexuality |  |
| ↳ PUBH 23 | Women's Health |  |
| ↳ PUBH 26 | Introduction to Global Public Health |  |
| ↳ PUBH 29 | Public Health Microbiology |  |
| ↳ SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology |  |
| or ↳ SOC 1H | Introduction to Sociology - Honors |  |
| ↳ SOC 2 | Contemporary Social Problems |  |
| or ↳ SOC 2H | Contemporary Social Problems - Honors |  |
| ↳ SOC 14 | Marriage and the Family |  |
| or ↳ SOC 14H | Marriage and the Family - Honors |  |
| ↳ SPAN 1 | Elementary Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 1S | Spanish for the Spanish Speaking |  |
| ↳ SPAN 2 | Continuing Elementary Spanish |  |
| ↳ SPAN 2S | Continuing Spanish for the Spanish Speaking |  |
| **Total Units for the Major** | | 23-27 |
| **General Education (Cal-GETC) Units** | | 34 |
| **Total Units** | | 60 |

1. Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.

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