Wellness and Health Promotion, B.S. to Master of Public Health (MPH) 4+1 Dual Degree

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Contact:

Dr. Florence J. Dallo
Professor and Director
dallo@oakland.edu

Lisa Staudt
Office Assistant
lstaudt@oakland.edu

The Wellness and Health Promotion B.S. to MPH 4+1 Plan is a combined bachelor/master degree program that provides high-achieving students an opportunity to complete a bachelor’s and master’s degree in less time than would be required if the two degrees were done independently. Participants can graduate with a Master of Public Health degree in approximately one calendar year after completing a B.S. in Wellness and Health Promotion. Students in this program complete 12 graduate level credits at undergraduate tuition rates. Students who have a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 3.2 and have earned a 3.0 or above GPA in each of the 12-credits of graduate courses will be reclassified as a graduate student through Graduate Study.

Requirements for the B.S. to Master of Public Health (MPH) 4+1 Dual Degree Plan

Students seeking the B.S. to Master of Public Health (MPH) 4+1 dual degree plan must complete a minimum 120 credits, including the following requirements:

1. Meet the university general education requirements

(See Undergraduate degree requirements). Note that several courses under requirement number three below satisfy general education requirements and Wellness and Health Promotion requirements. See courses marked with “*”.

2. Complete the university U.S. diversity requirement.

For majors in Wellness and Health Promotion, this requirement is satisfied by completing WHP 3700 - Culture, Ethnicity and Well-being (3) or PH 3000 - Introduction to Public Health (3)

3. Complete the Wellness and Health Promotion core curriculum credits

Notes

Courses above with * after them also satisfy university general education requirements.

HS 2000 is a prerequisite for HS 3250 , HS 3400 , WHP 3500 , WHP 3600 , WHP 4000 , WHP 4030 , WHP 4950

Complete a minimum of 8 credits of electives

Students are required to take a minimum of 8 credit hours of electives from the following recommended course list or students can apply courses taken as part of a minor toward the elective requirements. Recommended courses:

AHS 3310 - Health Care Safety (4)
AHS 3320 - Delivering Safe Patient Care (4)
AHS 3340 - Hospital Safety and Health (4)
PSY 2500 - Research Design in Psychology (4)
WHP 3250 - Issues in Women’s Health (4)
WHP 4350 - Environmental Justice (4)
WHP 4850 - Population Health, Health Policy, and Healthcare Delivery (4)
Any 1000 or 2000 level course in EXS not listed above
Any 1000, 2000 or 3000 level course in HS not listed above
Any 1000 or 2000 level course in EHS not listed above or any course not required for the Wellness and Health Promotion degree or used to fulfill general education requirements.

Graduate Courses:

PH 5000 Foundations of Health Behavior and Health Education (4)
PH 5100 Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research (4)
PH 5200 Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Public Health Interventions (4)

If a student has a minimum overall GPA of 3.2, has at least sophomore standing, and has completed: EHS 2550 (or STA 2220 ); HS 3250 (or PSY 2500 ); WHP 2800 ; and WHP 3500 , the student may apply to the BS to MPH (4+1) program through the graduate office. Qualified applicants will be given a delayed admission to the MPH program. (Full, formal admission will not take place until the student successfully completes his or her undergraduate degree with an overall GPA of 3.0). Applications are due February 1.

A student accepted into the 4+1 program continues his or her undergraduate degree with the substitution of three graduate courses as shown above.

Please note that students must be accepted into the 4+1 program before taking any graduate level courses.

If a 4+1 program student has successfully graduated with a BS degree and an overall GPA of 3.0, he or she and is fully admitted to graduate MPH program.

See graduate catalog for additional requirements for the 4+1 program.

All university and departmental requirement for each the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree must be satisfied to receive both degrees. The full number of credit hours required for the bachelor’s and master’s degree must be completed; this includes the 12-credit of graduate courses completed as an undergraduate and approved to count towards the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements.