BS in Public Health
Protecting and improving the health and wellness of people?particularly the most vulnerable, such as children and seniors?could be a rewarding, opportunity-rich career path. The Kaplan University Bachelor of Science in Public Health could help prepare you to serve as a public health professional or as an advocate for the development of healthy individuals, organizations, and communities. The program is designed to teach you knowledge and skills to confront community health issues, collect and analyze health data, and create plans that promote healthier lifestyles and environments.
| Prereq GPA |
2.0 GPA |
| Prereq Degree |
HS diploma, GED |
| Credit Transfer Restrictions |
Credits earned in any combination of prior learning credit will not exceed 75 percent of the credits required for degree programs or 50 percent of the credits required for certificate programs. Prior learning credit includes:
* College-level courses documented on a college transcript, or transfer credit (TC)
* Experiential Credit (EC), or portfolio assessment
* Credit by Examination (CC), which includes:
o DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs)
o College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
o Advanced Placement Program (AP)
o Defense Language Proficiency Tests (DLPTs)
o Educational Testing Service (ETS) Excelsior College Examinations
o Other similar exams
* Students must complete a minimum of 50 percent of the major requirements for their program, including the capstone course, at Kaplan University.
* Applications for credit for previous education, training, experiential learning, or through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) must be completed prior to the first day of the course for which the transfer credit is requested. |
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Master of Public Health
The Master of Public Health program helps prepare graduates to pursue a variety of carer opportunities in the public health field and private industries.Additionally,graduates of the program may pursue graduate study.
The program’s curriculum is designed to provide students with content knowledge in the broad areas of public health.In addition,students study concepts,values,research methods,and applications that could assist then as they prepare for a leadership career in public health within local,state,or federal government or private industry.Core curriculum topics include public health policy and management;epidemiology and bio statics;health education and health care administration;behavioral sciences;and occupational and environment health.Student are taught to apply principles of public health to the education of individuals and community,and develop administrative.ethical and professional skills that may enable them to assume leadership positions in the expanding field of population health.The program is also designed to help students develop foundational knowledge and skills upon which to build additional competencies.
Students can further focus their degree by choosing a specialization that consists of minimum of four courses.Specializations include ,public health program development,health education and epidemiology.
| Prereq GPA |
2.0 GPA |
| Prereq Degree |
HS diploma, GED |
| Credit Transfer Restrictions |
The following general guidelines regarding prior learning credit apply to students enrolled in all graduate programs.
* A student may apply as many as three courses earned at another college or university toward the total number of credits required for graduation at Kaplan University.
* Students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management, or Master of Science in Nursing programs may apply Challenge Exam credit toward select courses. Contact the Admissions Department for a complete list of eligible courses and eligibility requirements. All other graduate students may only apply transfer credit into their degree programs and are not eligible for other kinds of prior learning credit.
* Courses must have been completed prior to matriculation.
* Courses must be relevant to the degree in which the student is enrolled.
* Graduate transfer work completed more than 5 years prior to admission to Kaplan University will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in order to determine the applicability of the coursework.
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MSPH - Public Health Program Development
The Master of public Health program helps prepare graduates to pursue a variety of career opportunities in the public health field and private industries additionally, graduates pf the program may pursue further graduate study.
| Concentration |
Public Health Program Development |
| Prereq GPA |
2.0 GPA |
| Prereq Degree |
HS diploma, GED |
| Credit Transfer Restrictions |
The following general guidelines regarding prior learning credit apply to students enrolled in all graduate programs.
* A student may apply as many as three courses earned at another college or university toward the total number of credits required for graduation at Kaplan University.
* Students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management, or Master of Science in Nursing programs may apply Challenge Exam credit toward select courses. Contact the Admissions Department for a complete list of eligible courses and eligibility requirements. All other graduate students may only apply transfer credit into their degree programs and are not eligible for other kinds of prior learning credit.
* Courses must have been completed prior to matriculation.
* Courses must be relevant to the degree in which the student is enrolled.
* Graduate transfer work completed more than 5 years prior to admission to Kaplan University will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in order to determine the applicability of the coursework.
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MSPH - Epidemiology
The Master of Public Health degree is a widely recognized professional credential for those seeking leadership and managerial positions in governmental, nonprofit, and private organizations in the public health industry.* Kaplan University’s Master of Public Health could help you develop the administrative, ethical, and professional skills needed to apply public health principles to health education and communication programs.
Master the principles of epidemiology (the study of infectious diseases) and health statistics as they apply in local, regional, national, and global contexts.
| Concentration |
Epidemiology |
| Prereq GPA |
2.0 GPA |
| Prereq Degree |
HS diploma, GED |
| Credit Transfer Restrictions |
The following general guidelines regarding prior learning credit apply to students enrolled in all graduate programs.
* A student may apply as many as three courses earned at another college or university toward the total number of credits required for graduation at Kaplan University.
* Students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management, or Master of Science in Nursing programs may apply Challenge Exam credit toward select courses. Contact the Admissions Department for a complete list of eligible courses and eligibility requirements. All other graduate students may only apply transfer credit into their degree programs and are not eligible for other kinds of prior learning credit.
* Courses must have been completed prior to matriculation.
* Courses must be relevant to the degree in which the student is enrolled.
* Graduate transfer work completed more than 5 years prior to admission to Kaplan University will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in order to determine the applicability of the coursework.
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MSPH - Health Education
Health education is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health. It can be defined as the principle by which individuals and groups of people learn to behave in a manner conducive to the promotion, maintenance, or restoration of health. However, as there are multiple definitions of health, there are also multiple definitions of health education. The Joint Committee on Health Education and Promotion Terminology of 2001 defined Health Education as "any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire information and the skills needed to make quality health decisions." The World Health Organization defined Health Education as "compris[ing] [of] consciously constructed opportunities for learning involving some form of communication designed to improve health literacy, including improving knowledge, and developing life skills which are conducive to individual and community health."
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Health Education |
| Prereq GPA |
2.0 GPA |
| Prereq Degree |
HS diploma, GED |
| Credit Transfer Restrictions |
The following general guidelines regarding prior learning credit apply to students enrolled in all graduate programs.
* A student may apply as many as three courses earned at another college or university toward the total number of credits required for graduation at Kaplan University.
* Students enrolled in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management, or Master of Science in Nursing programs may apply Challenge Exam credit toward select courses. Contact the Admissions Department for a complete list of eligible courses and eligibility requirements. All other graduate students may only apply transfer credit into their degree programs and are not eligible for other kinds of prior learning credit.
* Courses must have been completed prior to matriculation.
* Courses must be relevant to the degree in which the student is enrolled.
* Graduate transfer work completed more than 5 years prior to admission to Kaplan University will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in order to determine the applicability of the coursework.
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