Interested in a Public Health Degree?
The public health major is an impacted program. To be admitted to major, students must meet the following criteria:
- Receive a grade of B or higher in Public Health 101 and 290. These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
- Complete each remaining course in preparation for the major with a minimum grade of C. These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
- Complete all courses in preparation for the major with a minimum GPA of 2.75;
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.90 or higher
Community College Equivalencies
- Community College Course Equivalencies (pdf, posted 12/6/2016)
Major Change
If you are interested in changing into public health from another major, your application for major change will be assessed at minimum with the following requirements:
- have a strong interest in public health, and
- have completed 6-60 units and have an overall GPA and SDSU GPA of 2.9 (or higher) as well as a pre-public health major class GPA of 2.75 (or higher)
Major Change Form – How To Declare or Change a Major or Minor
last updated: 1/22/2018
