Associate Degree to BS Community and Public Health Pathway
Earn your associate’s degree (AA or AS) in Community and Public Health from UHCC and transfer to Chaminade University to earn your BS Community and 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:
- BI 105/L Human Biology + Lab
- BI 131/L Human Nutrition + Lab
- MA 103 College Algebra
- PSY 101 General Psychology
- PSY 200 Life Span Development
Two-Year CPH 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 100 Determinants of Health Across Cultures
HC 200 Health Promotion
HC 202/L Disease and Illness with Laboratory
PSY 315 Behavioral Science Statistics
CPH Track-Specific Course
Spring Term (16 credits)
ENV 100 Introduction to Environmental Health Issues
BI 300 Science Writing-Grant Proposals and Research Design
HP306 Health Disparities and Indigenous Health
AN340 Contemporary Peoples of Hawaii
Upper Division Elective
CPH Track-Specific Course
YEAR 2
Fall Term (13 credits)
HC 300 Health Education Program Design & Evaluation
BI 302 Science Writing – Bioethics
PSY451 Health & Stress Psych
BI 495/ENV 485/HC 495 Capstone Applied Project
CPH Track-Specific Course
Spring Term (18 credits)
BI 387 Internship
HC 305 Healthcare Economics and Policy
BI 312 Epidemiology and Public Health
HC 399 CHES Prep
DS 401 Healthcare Informatics
CPH Track-Specific Course
