PUBLIC HEALTH

The Associate in Science in Public Health (AS-T) for Transfer focuses on disease and injury prevention strategies for community and individual wellness. The AS-T degree is designed to provide students a clear transfer pathway to the CSU within the Public Health Science or similar major.

Additionally, the degree focuses on providing job related and introduction to the various career pathways within this field. The public health field includes disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health services, environmental health, behavioral health, and occupational health. This includes health risk assessments, health screenings, health promotion programming, and surveillance of disease outbreaks in a community.

The Associate in Science in Public Health (AS-T) for Transfer is a special degree offered at California Community Colleges. Students who earn an AS-T degree in Public Health will be prepared to transfer and are guaranteed admission to a campus within the California State University (CSU) system in Health Science or a similar major, although not necessarily to a specific campus. Students who complete an AS-T are given priority consideration when applying to a particular program that is similar to the student’s community college major and will be given a special GPA advantage when applying to CSU impacted campuses or majors. Students who are planning to pursue an AS-T are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for additional information about this transfer program. The Cuesta College AA-T/AS-T degree in Public Health requires:

(1) Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following:

(A) California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).

(B) A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.

(2) Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0.

(3) Earn a 'C' or better grade in all courses required for the major area of emphasis. A "P" (Pass) grade is an acceptable grade for courses in the major.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Apply a multi-dimensional approach to health that incorporates the study of social, behavioral and physiological sciences.
2. Identify risk factors for disease and disability.
3. Analyze the psychological, physical, social, sexual, and environmental influences on health and wellness.
4. Demonstrate behavior-changing techniques to maximize health and wellness.
5. Evaluate information and its sources by articulating and applying fundamental evaluation and selection criteria