Arnold School of Public Health
Public Health Programs
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
	STAT 110	Introduction to Statistical Reasoning (CC-ARP)	3	C
	PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology (CC-GSS)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement3 (CC)	3-4
	UNIV 101	The Student in the University (CR)	3	C

Semester Two (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
	STAT 201 or STAT 205	Elementary Statistics or Elem. Stats. for the Bio. & Life Sciences (CC-ARP)	3	C		C or better in MATH 111 or higher or in STAT 110 or 112 or through placement exam (STAT 201); C or better in MATH 111 or higher or through placement exam (STAT 205)
	SOCY 101	Introductory Sociology (CR)	3	C
	ANTH 102	Understanding Other Cultures (PR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement3 (CC)	3-4

Semester Three (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	EXSC 191	Physical Activity and Health (CR)	3	C
	PUBH 302	Introduction to Public Health (CR)	3	C
		Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Carolina Core Requirement3 (CC)	3
		Foreign language5 or other Carolina Core Req.3 (CC-GFL)	3-4

Semester Four (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Carolina Core Requirement3 or Elective6 (CC/PR)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement3 or Elective6 (CC/PR)	3
		Foreign language5 or other Carolina Core Req.3 (CC-GFL)	3

Semester Five (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENHS 321	Environmental Pollution & Health or Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (MR/PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin (Cognate course only)
	EPID 410	Principles of Epidemiology (CR)	3	C		Prereq or Coreq: STAT 201 or 205
	HPEB 553	Community Health (MR)	3	C
		Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Carolina Core Requirement3 or Elective6 (CC/PR)	3

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENHS 321	Environmental Pollution & Health or Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (MR/PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin (Cognate course only)
	HSPM 500	Intro. to Health Care Mgmt. & Organization (MR)	3	C
	HPEB 300	Planning Health Promotion Programs (MR)	3	C
	ECON 224	Introduction to Economics (PR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement3 or Elective6 (CC/PR)	3

Semester Seven (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	HSPM 412	Health Economics (MR)	3	C
	COMD 500 or EXSC 410	Intro. to Speech-Lang. Pathology & Audiology or  Psychology of Physical Activity (MR)	3	C		PSYC 101 (EXSC 410 only)
		Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Elective6 (PR)	3

Semester Eight (12-14 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	HPEB 470	Principles of Global Health (MR)	3	C
	PUBH 498	Public Health Capstone Seminar (MR/CC-INT)	3	C		PUBH 302
		Cognate Course4 (300-level or above) (PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Elective6 (PR)	3
		Elective6 (only if needed to meet hours to graduate) (PR)	2

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
120	24	53-65	31-43	2.000

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.000 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the major GPA for this program of study.
3. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
4. Each student must complete two cognates of 12 credit hours each. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. Depending on student interests, cognate courses may be selected from one or several units. Courses applied toward Carolina Core requirements cannot be counted toward either cognate. All cognate courses must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.
5. Students in the Arnold School of Public Health are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 110 course through course credit or the corresponding foreign language placement score.
6. Students in Public Health must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Depending on specific course choices, students must complete an appropriate number of elective courses.

Program Notes

• Students majoring in Public Health may pursue minors offered by other units. In completing a minor, students may apply advisor-approved courses to both the minor and cognate, or elective requirements. Courses applied as college requirements may also be used in the minor.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• The last 30 credit hours toward your degree must be earned in residence at the University of South Carolina-Columbia.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement