Minor in Public Health

How do I request to be added to a closed class outside of the Department? Contact the appropriate Department office for the specific course you are trying to add. Include the reasons for your request as well as your full name, major, course and CRN, and KSU ID number.

How do I request an override when I receive a prerequisite, major, or other error? If you are denied registration to a course in your program of study and meet the requirement of course prerequisite and are a declared major or minor, please complete the override request form.

How do I request a course substitution? Course substitutions are handled through the Advising Center and/or your assigned academic advisor. For substitutions specific to courses from other institutions, access the Registrar's Transfer Articulation System to determine if a course you have completed has been substituted on your academic records.

How do I declare or change a major or minor? Students must declare a major or minor via Owl Express.

When should I petition to graduate? Without exception, students must petition to graduate in the semester prior to your anticipated graduation date. Specific dates can be found on the academic calendar via the Registrars Office. Petitions to graduate are completed directly through your personal Owl Express account. Note that petitions to graduate are in effect for one year.

What number of credits are required in the Public Health Minor? The PH Minor is comprised of a total of 18 credit hours of study, 12 credits in the Public Health Minor Core and 6 credits in the Public Health Minor Electives.

Is an internship required in the Public Health Minor program? An internship in the PH Minor is optional. PH 4700—Advanced PH Internship—is available to students interested in completing 1 to 6 credit hours of internship experience. Students in the Minor are eligible for PH 4700 upon successful completion of the 4 core courses in the Minor.

PH 4700-Advanced Internship (1-6 credit hours) is available each semester to all Public Health Minors upon completion of the Public Health Core classes.

• Internship Program Description
• Internship Application and Eligibility Form

Course and Academic Expectations
In addition to the specific course and program related expectations and requirements specified by each faculty member in their course syllabi, the PH program upholds high expectations of PH Minor’s performance in the classroom and in all related academic, departmental, professional, and field experiences. These expectations include but are not limited to the following:

Professional Dispositions
PH minors are evaluated on their professional dispositions in every PH related course in which they are enrolled. Dispositions reflect the values, commitments, behaviors, and professional ethics that demonstrate students’ behaviors toward the PH Minor, instructors, advisors, peers and other students, colleagues, communities, and the profession as a whole. Dispositions serve to guide as well as reinforce students’
learning, academic behavior and performance, as well as professional growth as future PH practitioners.

The PH and program-related faculty complete the disposition assessment either during (as warranted) or at the end of each semester (as warranted)—see below for Dispositions Rubric:

• PH Dispositions Rubric

What happens if a minor receives a negative disposition evaluation? PH Professional Dispositions Scoring Guide: The minimal acceptable level on the Disposition Rubric is “L3 – Acceptable.” If a PH Minor/Major is rated as a “L2 – Marginal” on any component of the Disposition Rubric in a course (either during or at the conclusion of a course as warranted), the course instructor notifies the PH Program Coordinator and student. The course instructor then meets with the student and PH Program Coordinator (if necessary), to determine how to improve performance in future courses. If a PH Minor/Major is rated as a “L1 – Unsatisfactory” on any component of the Disposition Rubric, a formal remediation plan is developed in consultation with the PH faculty member, academic advisor (if applicable), PH Program Coordinator, and the student for the following semester. The student may not be formally admitted to nor progress in the program until the remediation plan is completed and disposition concerns are effectively and consistently addressed.