Public Health Associate Degree for Transfer

The Public Health Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) is an interdisciplinary degree grounded in the biological and health sciences that is designed to prepare leaders who promote community health, prevent disease, and improve environmental conditions where people can be healthy. The study of public health explores the factors that affect the overall health of a population and the factors that contribute to the spread, treatment, and prevention of disease. Students completing this program will exemplify a high level of health literacy and will be exposed to a wide variety of disciplines. Through this preparation, they will improve their understanding of the relationship of the environment to health, global health, public policy, and recognize and evaluate the economic impact of changing demographics on health care, identify disease outbreaks, and develop interventions to promote healthy behavior.
This program is for seamless transfer to CSU.

Public Health ADT Growth, Salary, and Program Mapper

Required Core

Course number Course name Units
HED or HO 102 Introduction to Public Health                 3
HED 100 Contemporary Health Problems 3
STAT C1000  Introduction to Statistics 4.5
or    
MATH 112S or PSYC 210 Elementary Statistics 4
BIOL 120 Introduction to Biological Science 3
List A (Select one course for 4-5 units)   4.0-5
A&P 150 Introduction To Human Anatomy 4
or    
A&P 151 Introduction To Human Physiology 4
CHEM 110 Elementary Chemistry 4
or    
CHEM 112 General Chemistry  5
MICR 200 Principles and Applications of Microbiology 5
List B (Select one course - 3 units)    
HED 104  Introduction to Health and Society (3)
or    
HO 103  Health and Social Justice 3
HED 106 Cultural Competence in Health and Social Services 3
List C Select one course -3 units    
HED 103 or WGS 103 Women, Their Bodies and Health 3
HED 108 Explorations of Health Professions 3
HED 202 Health Systems and Perspectives 3
HO 245 or PSYC 245 Drugs and Behavior 3

total units 24-25.5

 Students who earn a Public Health Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) will be prepared to transfer and are guaranteed admission to a campus within the California State University (CSU) system in Public Health or a similar major, although not necessarily to a specific campus.  

Students who are planning to pursue a Public Health ADT are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for additional information about this transfer program.