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B.S. Public Health Pathway

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Associate’s Degree to BS Public Health Pathway

Earn your associate’s degree from one of our partner institutions and transfer to Chaminade University to complete your BS Public Health—your General Education/Core Curriculum requirements will be waived.

Partner Institutions:

  • Hawai’i Community College
  • Honolulu Community College
  • Kapi’olani Community College
  • Kaua’i Community College
  • Leeward Community College
  • Maui College
  • Windward Community College

Complete your associate’s degree at one of our partner institutions.

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Apply to Chaminade University, we’ll waive your General Education courses.

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Earn your bachelor’s degree in two years, and start your career!

Admission Requirements

  • Completed Chaminade application
  • Official high school transcript (if applicable)
  • Official college transcript(s) from all post-secondary, accredited institution(s) attended
  • Associate’s degree from one of the following institutions: Hawai’i Community College, Honolulu Community College, Kapi’olani Community College, Kaua’i Community College, Leeward Community College, Maui College, or Windward Community College
  • As part of your associate’s degree, you must have completed with a C or better in the following courses:
  • BIOL 171/L Intro to Biology
  • PHYL 141/L Anatomy & Physiology
  • PHYL 142/L Anatomy & Physiology II
  • FSHN 185 Science of Human Nutrition
  • PSY 101 Survey of Psychology
  • HDFS 230 Human Development

Visit the Transfer Admission Requirements and Deadlines webpage for more information.

BS Public Health Pathway Degree Two-Year Plan

Below is a sample two-year plan to complete your BS Public Health degree at Chaminade University.

16 CREDITS

  • HC 101 Intro to Public Health
  • HC 200 Health Promotion
  • BI 300 Science Writing – Grant Proposal and Research Design
  • CPH Track Specific Course
  • HC 300 Health Education Program Design and Evaluation

14 CREDITS

  • ENV 100 Introduction to Environmental Health Issues
  • BI 302 Science Writing-Bioethics
  • BI 312 Epidemiology and Public Health
  • HC 202/L Disease and Illness w/ Laboratory
  • CPH Track-Specific Course**

**1-2 Upper Division electives for specific tracks

15 CREDITS

  • HC 305 Health Care Economics and Policy
  • HC 311 Comparative Health Systems & Health Care Economics
  • CPH Track Specific Course
  • PSY 350 Contemporary Peoples of Hawai’i
  • HC 315 Public Health Informatics

15 CREDITS

  • CPH Track Specific Course
  • HC 306 Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
  • HC 495 Capstone Applied Project
  • HC 310 Global Health
  • ENV 301 Environmental Human Health

We also offer an online Public Health degree through our Flex Online Undergraduate program (10-week terms, four terms per year).

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