Idaho State University Cooperative Program in Public Health
The Albertson College of Idaho Cooperative Program in Public Health is an undergraduate-graduate articulation agreement with Idaho State University. Students will complete all of the requirements for a BA or BS degree at ACI, including all of the Liberal Arts Core, a major, and the prerequisites for entrance into the ISU Master of Public Health program. Students who complete the ACI portion of this program will receive a BA or BS degree in the major they have completed. Upon completion of the ISU portion of the program, students will earn a Master of Public Health from ISU.
Entrance into the ISU program is competitive. ISU has offered at least two admission seats to ACI students each year, but it is possible that more than two ACI students will apply. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Students must also take the GRE exam and meet the entrance standards for the ISU MPH program. For a complete description of the ISU program and detailed requirements for admission, see their web site.
Prerequisites:
- BIO-105 Human Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab
- BIO-120 Frontiers in Biology & Lab
- BIO-221 Population & Ecosystem & Lab
- PHE-151 Personal Fitness
- BUS-360 Principles of Marketing
- BUS-366 Marketing Communications
- MAT-112 Introduction to Statistics
Courses ACI students may take in senior year at ISU Boise Center:
- MPH-640 Research and Writing
- HE-560 Healthy Lifestyle Management
- HE-605 Leadership, Policy, and Administration in Health
- MPH-632 Community Health
- HE-655 Internship
- MPH-601 Epidemiology
These ISU courses can be counted toward the 124 credits required for ACI graduation but do no count toward the ACI residency requirement.
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