Public Health

Minimum Units Required: 60.0 units

The Associate in Science in Public Health for Transfer degree prepares leaders who promote community health, prevent disease, and improve environmental conditions in which people can be healthy. The degree is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in public health and the health sciences, as well as public health theories, concepts, and applications to succeed in upper division coursework in public health and health-related majors at a four-year college or university. The Associate in Science in Public Health is fully transferable to the CSU. Students who meet the CSU’s minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed priority admission to a CSU campus, though not necessarily to a particular campus or major. With this degree you will be required to take no more than 60 semester or 90 quarter units after transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree if you transfer into a program at the CSU that’s similar to the Associate in Science in Public Health for Transfer. To earn the Associate in Science in Public Health for Transfer, students must: 1. Complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: a. The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) b. A minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by Solano Community College District 2. Obtain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 3. Complete all courses within the major with a minimum grade of C or P if taken on a Pass/No Pass basis Upon completion of the CSU degree program(s): Health Science, Health Science with Health Education option, Health Science with Public Health option, Health Science with Community Health option, Health Science with Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Health Education, Public Health, Public Health Promotion, Kinesiology with Health Education, Kinesiology with Health Science option, Kinesiology with Health and Wellness Promotion, Kinesiology with Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Collaborative Health and Human Services with Community Health option.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Define important foundational concepts in community/public health

• Identify different public health disciplines, professions, and organizations, and explain how each contributes to the field of public health.

• Outline strategies for prevention, detection, and control of infectious and chronic disease.

• Analyze current public health issues and describe how they affect societal well-being among specific populations of age, sex, ethnicity, minority, education, and socioeconomic states.

Program Requirements