Public Health
Associate in Science for Transfer Biological Sciences · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
The AS-T in Public Health provides a clearly articulated curricular track for students who wish to transfer to baccalaureate degree programs at a California State University (CSU) campus. California Community College students who are awarded an AS-T in Public Health are guaranteed admission with junior standing in the CSU System and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus to a program in areas such as Public Health, Health Science, Kinesiology with a Health Education or a Health and Wellness Promotion concentration, Collaborative Health and Human Services with Community Health option, as well as related fields. For detailed requirements for individual four-year institutions, students should contact the transfer institution and meet with a counselor for specific transfer course requirements in their chosen major. AS-T Requirements: • Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses, • Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0, • Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major and for Cal-GETC • Completion of Cal-GETC.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of health and wellness information using the scientific method, scientific research and established knowledge.
- Explain the interdependence of molecular through organismal structure and function in both health and disease.
- Acquire, conduct, analyze, and interpret data using scientific terminology, measurements, and protocols.
Program Requirements
SUBJECT #
TITLE
UNITS
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HLTH 1 | Introduction to Personal Health | 3 |
| HLTH 18 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| BIOS 41 | Fundamentals of Biology for Health Sciences | 4 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| orBUS 19 | Business Statistics | 4 |
| orPSY 5 | Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences | 4 |
| CHEM 1A | General College Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHEM 30A | Introductory and Applied Chemistry I | 4 |
| BIOS 42 | General Human Anatomy | 5 |
| BIOS 43 | Human Physiology | 5 |
| BIOS 44 | Microbiology | 5 |
| SOCI 2 | Social Problems | 3 |
| HLTH 8 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PSCN 3 | Drugs, Health and Society | 3 |
| Total | 60 | |
Other Information
Discipline: Health & Wellness
Program Control Number: 46083
TOP Code: 120100 - Health Occupations, General
CIP Code: 51.0000 - Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General