CIP: 30.0101
Degree: Public Health, Associate of Science (AS - Transfer)
Program Code: 880-03
Program Length: 2 year - 4 Semesters
Minimum Credits:60

AS Transfer Resources - Transfer & Articulation Agreements, Guaranteed Admission
Agreements

Program Advisor:
Bill Taylor
276.964.7309
Russell Hall Room 228

Purpose: The Associate of Science degree program curriculum in Public Health is designed to transfer to a four-year college or university toward a baccalaureate degree in Public Health.
 

Admission Requirements: In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into the Public Health program requires the satisfactory completion of the following high school units or equivalents: 1 unit of high school biology, 1 unit of high school chemistry, and 1 unit of high school algebra. Students with deficiencies will require developmental studies.

Program Requirements: This curriculum requires courses in the arts and humanities, written and oral communication skills, natural sciences, mathematics, history, social sciences, computer sciences, health and physical education, and general psychology usually required in the first two years of a baccalaureate Public Health curriculum. In planning a  program and selecting electives, each student is urged to become acquainted with the assigned adviser, and the catalog of the institution to which the student plans to transfer. The VCCS Transfer & Guaranteed Admissions Agreements site provides a full listing of transfer opportunities. In order to prepare for junior class standing at a senior institution, a  student usually must complete a program at the community college which is comparable in length and course content to the first two years at the four-year institution. All courses completed for this degree area must be transferable to the Public Health program at the senior institution the student plans to attend; therefore, SWCC reserves the right to restrict
specific or elective courses for use in the Public Health program. Upon satisfactory completion of SWCC’s four-semester program, the graduate will be awarded the Associate of Science degree with a major in Public Health.