Public Health /Master of Public Health (BS/MPH): 3+1 Program

The BS/MPH 3+1 Program allows Simmons students to complete their BS in Public Health and their Master of Public Health in Health Equity within four academic years, including summer classes. Students may apply before matriculation, or within their second year in the undergraduate program. Matriculated students must contact the Public Health Bachelor's Program Director within their first year in the undergraduate program to receive academic advising. The Bachelor's Program Director assists students to plan their accelerated undergraduate studies and to plan for the MPH application process. The application for the MPH program must be submitted by February 1st of the second year in the undergraduate program.

Degree Requirements

Year One

PH 101Introduction to Public Health

4

BIOL 113General Biology

4

CHEM 101Chemical Determinants of Health

4

SOCI 241/PH 241Health, Illness & Society

4

Year Two

BIOL 104Introduction to Environmental Science

4

BIOL 221Microbiology

4

STAT 118Introductory Statistics

4

BIOL 246Foundations of Exercise and Health

4

OR

SOCI 239Introduction to Social Research I

4

PH 201Introduction to Epidemiology

4

SOCI 245/PH 245Global Health

4

STAT 118Introductory Statistics

4

OR

STAT 239Regression Models

4

Public Health Elective -Summer

Year Three

COMM 312Health Communications

4

PH 345Health Systems & Policy

4

PH 347Public Health Seminar

4

PH 370Internship

4

Note that students need 128 unique credits to graduate with an undergraduate degree.
Students generally take several summer courses following their first and second years in the undergraduate program in order to complete the BS in Public Health within 3 years.

Following graduation from the BS Program, 3+1 students then continue their studies in the MPH Program as graduate students. Please visit the Simmons University website and view the current Graduate Catalog for MPH Program degree requirements.