Community Health, One-Year Certificate

Students who successfully complete all Community Health, One-Year Certificate requirements will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of available community resources to support a person’s health goals.
Explain the importance of understanding complex practices, values, beliefs and culturally and historically defined differences within the context of community health.
Demonstrate understanding of social determinants of health and the ability to navigate the health system.
Explain the relationship between human behavior and health.

Program Course Requirements

See the graduation requirements for One-Year Certificate programs. For information on the advised sequence of program courses, see the Community Health, One-Year Certificate Program Map.

Composition I

WR 121Z: 3 credits apply towards communication requirements; one credit applies toward program.

Math in Society

MTH 105Z: 3 credits apply toward computation requirements; one credit applies toward program.

Human Relations Course

See Related Instruction Requirements for approved courses that satisfy the Human Relations requirement.

COMM 218Z	Interpersonal Communication	4
HE 100	Introduction to Public Health	4
HE 225	Social & Individual Health Determinants	4
HE 256	Foundations of Public Health Education and Promotion	4
HE 267	Wellness Coaching Fundamentals	3
HE 282	Foundations of Community Health	6
HE 280	CWE Health	1 TO 12
PE 131	Intro To Health And Physical Education	3
PE 231	Lifetime Health & Fitness	3

Students need to take a minimum of 6 credits of HE 280 Cooperative Work Experience (CWE).

Total Credit Hours: 48