Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in LGBTQ+ Public Health

Certificate Level: Graduate
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 9.0
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 51.2207
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 21-1091

About the Program

Through this certificate program, students gain advanced training in current research about LGBTQ+ health and health disparities.

The certificate enhances students' knowledge of the diverse needs of the LGBTQ+ community including:

• Health concerns and disparities associated with sexual orientations (focusing on the concerns of sexual minorities)
• Health concerns and disparities associated with sexes and genders (focusing on the concerns of gender minorities)
• How behaviors and outcomes are related to stress, stigma, and other social determinants that sexual and gender minorities experience as marginalized communities.

The certificate is offered entirely online to provide qualified students and working professionals with an opportunity to participate in this program regardless of restrictions in time and physical location. Those who successfully complete the certificate program and wish to broaden their scope of public health education could pursue an MPH or MS degree and apply some or all credits to that program.

Admission Requirements

For external applicants: Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health admissions requirements can be found here: 

For internal applicants: Graduate certificates are designed to provide specific depth within a student’s area of training or complement their training in a related discipline. All matriculated master's students in semester programs are eligible to enroll.

Students must receive approval from their home program and the Dornsife School of Public Health and complete the necessary paperwork with the DSPH Academic Advising Team.

Program Requirements