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Public Health Minor

Thank you for your interest in adding a Public Health minor.

Students interested in adding a minor should complete the following step.

  1. Download and save the minor form, fill it out, and then save it as a PDF. The Add/Drop Public Health Second Major or Minor form can be downloaded from the Public Health Advising Forms page.
  2. Once completed, please upload the form to the Public Health Document Portal.
  3. Please allow 5-7 business days for the processing of your request.
  4. Questions about the process can be directed to phadvising@vt.edu

The Public Health Minor requires students to complete 18 credit hours:

  • PHS 2004 Intro to Public Health
  • ADV 2134 Intro to Health Communications
    (COMM and CMST have been changed to ADV)
  • HNFE 2664 Behavior Theroy in Health Promotion
  • PHS 3634* Epi Concepts of Health and Disease
  • PHS 4014 Program Planning and Evaluation
  • PHS 4044 Public Health Policy and Administration 

*PHS 3634 is cross-listed with HNFE 3634 course, please enroll in PHS 3634 as HNFE 3634 is restricted to HNFE majors. In addition, it is recommended students have STAT 2004 or higher completed prior to enrolling in PHS 3634.

A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken to fulfill the minor is required. PHS minor courses are offered each semester.

Students seeking to be force-added into a course required for the minor should contact the department responsible for the course. Public Health can force add students into PHS 2004, 3634, 4014, and 4044. Students interested in being force added into ADV 2134 or HNFE 2664, should review the force add requirements for those departments.

If you have more questions, please set up an explore PH minor appointment using Navigate!

Thanks!

PH Advising