Public Health

As a Public Health major you should complete the take the Directed Self Placement (DSP) Course to determine which rhetoric and composition course to take.

Public Health Major Requirements and 4 Year Degree Planner »

Questions? Contact Ainsley Mosha at atshallcross@usfca.edu

As a first year student, you should register for the following classes:

1. BSPH 202 Health Equity and Disparities (4 credits).
2. BIOL 115 & 116: Human Physiology or BIOL 105 & 105L General Biology I (4 credits).
3. Begin your Core A2 Rhetoric and Composition writing requirement (4 credits).
4. Core course or RHET 111 Public Speaking/Health Profession (4 credits).

As a transfer student, you should register for the following classes:

1. BSPH 202 Health Equity and Disparities (4 credits).
2. BSPH 235 Health Policy and Equity (4 credits).
3. RHET 111 Public Speaking/Health Profession or MATH 101 Elementary Statistics or MATH102 Biostatistics (4 credits).
4. Begin your Core A2 Rhetoric and Composition writing requirement (4 credits).

NOTE to first year students: You are advised to register for the Biology support course BIOL 115&116 Human Physiology (115) and the Human Physiology Lab (116) in your first semester. BIOL 115&116 must be taken together. You cannot take BIOL 115 if you do not also register for BIOL 116. 

However, if you are pre-med or pre-health, you will need to sign up for BIOL 105&105L General Biology I (105) and the General Biology I Lab (105L), instead of BIOL 115&116. BIOL 105&105L must be taken together. You cannot take BIOL 105 if you do not also register for BIOL 105L.

If these classes are full, you may elect to take RHET 111 Public Speaking/Health Profession or a Core class in the Fall and take your biology course during spring.

To access your Degree Evaluation:

• Login myusf.usfca.edu/dashboard
• Click Banner Self-Service (Student)
• On the USF Student landing page for Banner Self-Service, select Degree Evaluation
• Your degree evaluation will be displayed

Prior To USF Transfer Credit Request

Please use this link to request updates or changes to your transfer credit from institutions attended prior to enrolling at the University of San Francisco. Once submitted a member of the Office of the University Registrar team will review your request and respond to you within 5-10 business days. Please be advised that in some circumstances, you may be asked to provide additional documentation such as a course syllabus.

Make sure that you've sent your most updated transcripts to USF. USF can only transfer classes that show a final grade for each class. Classes with grades of "In Progress" cannot be transferred. Please send transcripts to appservices@usfca.edu.

The Office of the University Registrar only evaluates Core curriculum and elective transfer credit. They cannot award credit for your major. It is important for you to review your major transfer credit with an academic advisor to avoid repeating courses for which you have received credit.  Please note, the Rhetoric and Composition (Core A2) and the Community Engaged Learning (CEL) requirements must be completed at USF.

Do Not Use this form for AP, IB, major, minor transfer credit:
For AP questions, email appservices@usfca.edu
For IB questions, email international@usfca.edu

For Transfer Credit questions, email transfercredit@usfca.edu

Please note: USF does not award credit for IB Higher Level English B or any Standard Level subjects.

Transfer Credit Request Form »

You will graduate from the School of Nursing and Health Professions with a Bachelor of Science degree.  

To graduate with BS degree from the School of Nursing and Health Professions you must successfully complete: 

• a minimum of 120 credits; 
• the core curriculum; 
• your major requirements

You also must achieve:

• a minimum C cumulative grade point average
• a minimum C average in all your courses required in your major and if applicable, your minor
• You must complete at least 44 credits at USF
• You must complete your last 32 credits of coursework at USF 
• You must complete a minimum of 16 upper division credits in your major at USF.                                          
• And, if you are completing a minor, at least half of those credits have to be completed at USF. 

All students must complete the core curriculum over the course of their academic career. The core curriculum is comprised of the following areas:

Core A1: Public Speaking

Core A2: Rhetoric and Composition

Core B1: Math

Core B2: Science

Core C1: Literature

Core C2: History

Core D1: Philosophy

Core D2: Theology and Religious Studies

Core D3: Ethics

Core E: Social Sciences

Core F: Visual and Performing Arts

Core CEL: Community Engaged Learning

Core CD: Cultural Diversity