Online BS in Public Health Degree Completion Program

• Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of public health in the U.S. and the world.
• Use data to understand public health problems and assess interventions. 
• Integrate the concepts of population health assessment and public health interventions. 
• Identify opportunities for promoting and protecting health across the life course based on an understanding of the underlying science of human health and disease. 
• Critically examine and recognize the socio-economic, behavioral, biological, environmental, and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities. 
• Apply project implementation skills, including planning, assessment, and evaluation toward public health problems. 
• Compare and contrast the effects of different health policies in the U.S and elsewhere, in terms of both the economic impacts and effects on the public’s health. 
• Explain the roles of various agencies of government and private sector organizations in the regulatory, health care delivery, and health care financing system. 
• Apply communication skills including those in oral presentation, technical and professional writing, and use of mass media and technology to public health issues. 

Based on credits transferred, students in the online Public Health program will take some or all of these courses listed to receive a bachelor’s degree from AIC: 

Major Requirements

• PCH1030 Introduction to Public Health Practice 
• PCH2030 Global Health 
• PCH3250 Environmental Health 
• INT2040 Disease Detectives and Epidemiology 
• PCH3630 Community Health Promotion 
• PCH3632 Program Planning & Evaluation 
• PCH4100 Research Methods in Public Health 
• PCH4430 Seminar in Public Health 
• PCH4899 Capstone in Public Health

 9 credits must be selected from any of the following:

• 152 HCM2200 American Healthcare System 
• HCM3230 Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare 
• HCM4240 Healthcare Economics & Finance 
• INT2540 Health Psychology 
• PCH3800 Special Topics in Public Health 
• SOC3440 Sociology of Health and Illness 
• Any biology or chemistry course at the 2000 level or above 

Please reference the current catalog for all course descriptions.

Students who have earned an associate degree or a minimum of 39 credits from an accredited college or university are eligible to apply to AIC’s Online Degree Completion Programs. Review all requirements and how to contact our team before you apply. 

Students in AIC’s Online Degree Completion Programs benefit from a flexible per-credit tuition rate*. Review a breakdown of all costs for the upcoming academic year, as well as an estimation of what you could pay. 

*Note: Undergraduate students in the Degree Completion Public Health Program who take graduate-level courses in advance of completing their undergraduate degree will be charged the applicable graduate rate for the graduate-level courses. 

Throughout its history, AIC has provided education that serves all ages, backgrounds, and aspirations. Our Online Degree Completion Programs reinforce our commitment with a format designed for working adults: 

• Online and asynchronous: Let AIC’s eye-opening academics come to you, around your schedule. During a break, after work, or over the weekend, you’ll log in to watch lectures, complete assignments, and participate in discussions. 
• Full support: Online students enrich the AIC community, and we, in turn, give your endeavors momentum with a wide array of services. Our support includes credit and degree advising, interview preparation, résumé guidance, tutoring, and on-campus job fairs. 
• Small classes: Receive individualized attention from expert faculty who relate topics to the social sciences from an active, professional standpoint. This format also puts you in contact with classmates who work in these and similar settings. No textbooks: Open educational materials make learning convenient while cutting down on the overall cost of your degree.