HLTH490

Professional Preparation in Community Health

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in EPIB301, EPIB315, SPHL100, HLTH124, HLTH140, HLTH200, HLTH230, HLTH302, BSCI170, BSCI171, and BSCI201. Students must have successfully completed or concurrently complete HLTH364. Corequisite: Students must also enroll in HLTH420 and HLTH391. Restriction: Must be in a major within the SPHL-Behavioral and Community Health department. The development of skills necessary for joining the public health work force post-graduation, as well as assistance in obtaining an appropriate internship that will serve as a final semester, capstone experience. Students will be exposed to various relevant professional experiences, and will be afforded the opportunity to strengthen their own individual skills by selecting from a menu of skills-based learning modules that best suit their perceived needs.

Sister Courses: HLTH490H

Spring 2026

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Fall 2025

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Spring 2025

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.37 between 1,470 students*

HLTH490 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 22.99%
A: 21.02%
A+: 6.67%
B-: 8.1%
B: 13.95%
B+: 19.25%
C-: 0.34%
C: 2.31%
C+: 3.33%
D: 0.14%
D+: 0.2%
F: 0.34%
W: 1.16%
other: 0.2%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.