An Associate in Science in Public Health for Transfer (AS-T) from Skyline College is intended for students who are interested in transferring to a California State University (CSU) campus with a major in Public Health, or similar major. The program is designed to prepare students for advanced study in public health and community health education. Students explore and make sense of the complex, dynamic forces that affect human and population health at the local, national and global levels. Students will explore the environmental, social, behavioral and political drivers of chronic and infectious diseases, health disparities, premature death, disease epidemics and strategies for addressing these issues.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students completing this program will be able to:
Career Opportunities
A variety of career options exist for Public Health Science degree holders both at the associate and bachelor's levels. At the associate level, students may work as community health educators, community health outreach workers, health counselors or health research assistants. For students who transfer to one of the approved Health Science majors in the CSU system, career opportunities broaden further. With a bachelors graduates may work as any of the aforementioned as well as: health education coordinators, trainers, health program planners, health coaches, school-based health educators and more. Community health workers can work in a variety of settings including community health centers, schools, private medical offices and hospitals, county public health agencies, public health research projects and more.
Esperado Agosto 2024
Skyline College
3300 College Drive,
San Bruno,
California,
94066, United States
Have the equivalent of an American high school education with satisfactory grades (“C” or 2.0 grade point average).
Minimum requirements include TOEFL: 56 internet-based (iBt); IELTS: 5.5; Pearson: 42; EIKEN Test, Grade 2A; Duolingo 85;
Application deadlines are November/15 for spring semester.