Associate Degree to BS Public Health Pathway
Earn your associate’s degree (AA or AS) in Public Health from UHCC and transfer to Chaminade University to earn your BS Public Health degree—your General Education/Core Curriculum will be waived.
Admission Requirements
- AS Natural Sciences degree from UH Community College system
- As part of the AA/AS, students should take the following courses, completed with a C or better:
- 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
Two-Year PH Degree (to be completed at Chaminade University)
Available tracks: Community Health Worker, Data Analytics, Environment & Health or Non-Profit
YEAR 1
Fall Term (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
Spring Term (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
YEAR 2
Fall Term (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
Spring Term (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