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Community Health ,Minor

Community Health, Minor

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Are you driven to create healthier communities? Explore health disparities, prevention strategies and community engagement. You'll gain knowledge and practical skills that will improve community well-being and make a meaningful impact.

Description

If you want to create healthy, sustainable communities, the minor program in community health is for you.

Community health focuses on the actions and conditions needed for the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities. You acquire skills for working with teams in diverse settings to formulate research-based strategies that assist individuals in making healthy and sustainable lifestyle choices.

At a glance
Curriculum
Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
The minor in community health consists of 15 credit hours. At least nine of the 15 credit hours must be upper-division courses. Each course must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better.
HCR 220 Introduction to Health Professions and the U.S. Health Care System (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
HCR 231 Fundamentals of Community Health
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
9 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 9
Notes
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.

Enrollment requirements

GPA Requirement: 2.00

Incompatible Majors: BS in community health

Other Enrollment Requirements: None

Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and minor.

Career opportunities

Minor programs enable students to develop additional competencies that complement the marketable knowledge and skills they acquire in their majors. Students pursuing the community health minor learn about health care and, specifically, the impact that communities have on health care.

Graduates often pursue employment in an organization focused on health care. Advanced degrees or certifications may be required for academic or clinical positions.

Contact information

Program term definitions

Accelerated programs allow students the opportunity to expedite the completion of their degree.

Accelerated master's

These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).

Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master's during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.

Concurrent degrees allow students to pursue their own personal or professional interests, earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. To add a concurrent degree to your existing degree, work with your academic advisor.

Joint programs, or jointly conferred degrees, are offered by more than one college and provide opportunities for students to take advantage of the academic strengths of two academic units. Upon graduation, students are awarded one degree and one diploma conferred by two colleges.

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ASU Online offers programs in an entirely online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. See https://asuonline.asu.edu/ for more information.

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