Valpo’s public health program provides students with a unique opportunity to complete both the Bachelor of Science in Public Health and the Master of Public Health degrees in five years. Students in the BSPH program who are eligible for admission to the BSPH to MPH, 4+1 option will be invited to enroll in graduate level public health courses in their senior year if they have a 3.0 GPA, have earned grades of a C or better in science courses and courses required for the public health major, and have completed the program of study through the junior year. Students who are admitted into the BSPH to MPH, 4+1 program during their senior year will be admitted directly into the MPH upon graduation from the BSPH assuming they continue to meet the progression requirements.
Curricular Outline of the BSPH to MPH, 4 +1 Senior Year Option
Fall, Senior Year
Course Description
Credits
Public Health 460
Health Advocacy
3
Public Health 503
Biostatistics
3
Public Health 521
Biological Basis of Disease
3
Public Health 521
Environmental Health for a Sustainable Future
3
Elective
3
Total Credits
15
Spring, Senior Year
Course Description
Credits
Public Health 470
Public Health Practicum
3
Public Health 480
Public Health Capstone
3
Public Health 513
Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Factors in Health
