Health Services Administration BS / Public Health MPH

Major: Health Services Administration (BS) and Public Health (MPH)
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Public Health (MPH)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 236.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Four years)
BS Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.0701
BS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9111
MPH Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.2201
MPH Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-9111

About the Program

The Health Services Administration program and the Master of Public Health program in the Dornsife School of Public Health offer an accelerated dual degree option. Participants can earn both a BS degree in Health Services Administration and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in five years.

Students in this accelerated, dual degree program apply to the graduate Masters of Public Health Program during the fall quarter of their junior year. They then follow the same application procedures as other applicants. (Any student who does not meet the entrance requirements of the graduate program will be able to complete the fourth year of the Health Services Administration program and receive a BS degree.)

Students in the Master of Public Health program complete 56.0 graduate quarter credits to meet the requirements of the master's program. The accelerated, dual degree program represents an acceleration of only the undergraduate portion of the student's curriculum.

Additional Information

For more information, visit the College of Nursing and Health Professions Accelerated Dual Degree Programs page.

Degree Requirements

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Integrated Learning Experience courses depend on the MPH major. Community Health & Prevention: CHP 750 and CHP 751. Environmental and Occupational Health: EOH 750 and EOH 751; Epidemiology: EOH 750 and EOH 751; Health Management & Policy: HMP 750 and HMP 751.

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Students may select from Biology (BIO), Chemistry (CHEM) or Anatomy (ANAT) courses. However, any course selected must include a laboratory component.  Additional natural science subject options may be considered with the approval of the student's advisor.

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

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Students may be registered in a later term based on their co-op program (4-year or 5-year) and cycle. Select students may be eligible to replace COOP 101 with COOP 001.

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Integrated Learning Experience courses depend on the MPH major. Community Health & Prevention: CHP 750 and CHP 751. Environmental and Occupational Health: EOH 750 and EOH 751; Epidemiology: EOH 750 and EOH 751; Health Management & Policy: HMP 750 and HMP 751.