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Jun 07, 2026
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Working Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Public Health (BS)
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The Bachelor of Science(BS) in Public Health program is a dynamic program taught by dedicated and enthusiastic public health professionals committed to providing mentorship, community inv olvement opportunities, and research projects to all of its students. Anchored in national accreditation principles of innovation and accountability, the program’s faculty, staff, and administrators are united in their commitment to supporting students to enter, progress through, and graduate. The ultimate program outcome being graduating students who are prepared to assume contributing and leadership roles in entry - level public health careers or successful admission to graduate pro grams and post - graduation certification programs.
Please see the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health web page at www.unlv.edu/eoh for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/bs-public-health.
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Public Health (BS) Degree Requirements - Total Credits: 120
General Education Requirements - Credits: 37-38
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
(see note 1) Constitutions - Credits: 4
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information. - Humanities and Fine Arts - Credits: 9
- Two courses (three credits each) from two different humanities areas and one introductory or appreciation course (three credits) from a fine arts area.
- Social Science - Credits: 0
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirements (see note 2 below)
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking: 10 Credits
- BIOL 189A & BIOL 189L
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- Analytical Thinking 3 credit course
Multicultural and International
(see note 3 & 4 below) Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements. Public Health Major Requirements - Credits: 66-67
Additional Degree Requirements-Credits: 8-9
Choose from the following courses: Public Health Major Core Requirements - Credits: 51
(see note 6 below) Culminating Experience - Credits: 7
General Electives - Credits: 0-17
The number of general electives necessary for each student varies based on how many credits a student uses to satisfy the requirements identified above. The minimum number of degree-applicable credits required to earn a degree is 120. Notes
- is recommended for Public Health Majors.
- The Social Science requirement can be fulfilled by any three PBH courses or by a Social Science minor.
- The Multicultural requirement is fulfilled by . This is a required class for Public Health majors.
- The International requirement is fulfilled by . This is a required class for Public Health majors.
- Student must have earned 30 credits of 300 and 400 level courses upon graduation. A minimum of 2 credits of electives must be taken at the 300 level or higher in order to meet the 30 credits of upper division.
- Students must pass PBH 202 , PBH 205 , PBH 210 , PBH 360 and PBH 365 with a minimum of 2.75 GPA.
- PBH 300 is a Milestone Experience course for Public Health B.S.
- PBH 495 is a Culminating Experience course for Public Health B.S.
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