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

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Semester One (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
	MATH 122 or MATH 141	Calc. for Bus. Admin. & Soc. Sciences or Calculus I3 (CC-ARP)	3	C		C or better in MATH 111/111I/115 (MATH 122); C or better in MATH 112/115/116 (MATH 141); or through placement exam
	PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology (CC-GSS)	3	C
	BIOL 101 & 101L	Biological Principles I (CC-SCI)	4	C
	UNIV 101	The Student in the University (CR)	3	C

Semester Two (17 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
	BIOL 102 & 102L	Biological Principles II (CC-SCI)	4	C
	CHEM 111 & 111L	General Chemistry I (PR)	4	C		C or higher in MATH 111 or higher (or by placement into MATH 115 or higher)
	SOCY 101	Introductory Sociology (CR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (CC)	3

Semester Three (16-17 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
	STAT 201 or STAT 205	Elementary Statistics or Elem. Stats. for the Bio. & Life Sci. (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)
	PHYS 201 & 201L	General Physics I (PR)	4	C		C or better in MATH 111/111i/112/115/116/122/141 or higher
		Foreign language5 or other Carolina Core Req.4 (CC-GFL)	3-4

Semester Four (16-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Program Elective7 (300-level or above) (PR)	3-4	C		See course listing in Bulletin
	CHEM 112 & 112L or PHYS 202 & 202L	General Chemistry II or General Physics II (PR)	4	C		C or higher in MATH 111 or higher MATH (or by placement score into MATH 115 or higher); C or higher in CHEM 111L or CHEM 141L (CHEM 112/L); C or better in PHYS 201 (PHYS 202/L)
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective6 (CC/PR)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective6 (CC/PR)	3
		Foreign language5 or other Carolina Core Req.4 (CC-GFL)	3

Semester Five (12-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENHS 321	Environmental Pollution & Health or Program Elective7 (300-level or above) (MR/PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin. (Program Elective only)
	EPID 410	Principles of Epidemiology (CR)	3	C		Prereq or Coreq: STAT 201 or 205
	HPEB 553	Community Health (MR)	3	C
		Program Elective7 (300-level or above) (PR)	3-4	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Carolina Core Requirement4 (only if needed to meet Carolina Core requirements) (CC)	0-3

Semester Six (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENHS 321	Environmental Pollution & Health or Program Elective7 (300-level or above) (MR/PR)	3	C		See course listing in Bulletin. (Program Elective only)
	HSPM 500	Intro. to Health Care Mgmt. & Org. (MR)	3	C
	HPEB 300	Planning Health Promotion Programs (MR)	3	C
		Natural Science Cognate8 (PR)	4	C		See course listing in Bulletin
		Carolina Core Requirement4 or Elective6 (CC/PR)	3

Semester Seven (14 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 Spch.-Lang. Path. & Audiology or Psychology of Physical Activity (MR)	3	C		PSYC 101 (EXSC 410 only)
	EXSC 223 & 223L	Anatomy & Physiology I (MR)	4	C		ENGL 102, BIOL 102 & 102L, CHEM 111 & 111L, MATH 122
		Natural Science Cognate8 (PR)	4	C		See course listing in Bulletin

Semester Eight (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
	EXSC 224 & 224L	Anatomy & Physiology II (MR)	4	C		C or better in EXSC 223 & 223L
		Natural Science Cognate8 (PR)	4	C		See course listing in Bulletin

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
120	32	47-56	32-41	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. Students who do not place into MATH 122 or 141 must complete the required prerequisite before proceeding with MATH 122 or 141.
4. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
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.
7. Each student must complete 8-9 credit hours of related courses to support coursework in the major. All Program Electives must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.
8. Each student must complete a cognate of 12 credit hours of natural and physical sciences. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. Courses must be 300-level or above and may be distributed over more than one subject area. All cognate courses must be approved by the student’s academic advisor.

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, major specific elective, 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