Director of Community Health
Sarah Flanagan MSW, MPA, LCSW
PH 402.552.6875  TF 800.647.5500 
FlanaganSarah@clarksoncollege.edu

The online Public Health certificate program aims to increase students’ knowledge of effective practices and disease prevention tactics that protect the public from harm and promote health throughout the state, the nation and the world. Students learn about disease prevention, health promotion, emerging issues impacting public health, and how changes in our health care systems impact these areas.

Admission Policies

Enrollment in Clarkson College degree programs is limited through a selective admissions process. Admission policies and procedures are available from: the Enrollment and Advising office, the College website, or in the Academic Policies & Procedures section (AD-1).

Required Courses for Public Health Certificate

General Education courses

These courses are available at Clarkson College or qualifying courses may transfer. Students with an associates degree or higher in a health care-related field may have the prerequisites waived after review by the admitting program director.

Courses	Semester Hours
EN 101 (ENG 101) - English Composition I	3
EN 102 (ENG 102) - English Composition II	3
MA 130 (MAT 130) - College Algebra	3
ST 310 (MAT 310) - Statistics	3
HM 224 (HIM 224) - Anatomy and Physiology OR BI 211 (BIO 211) - Human Anatomy - Lecture and Lab AND BI 213 (BIO 213) - Human Physiology - Lecture and Lab	4 4 4
Total Semester Hours	16

Required courses

Courses	Semester Hours
BU 470 (BUS 470) - Issues and Policies in Public Health	3
CHL 250 - Epidemiology	3
CHL 251 - Environmental Risk Factors and Disease	3
◊ CHL 353 - Community Engagement and Social Change	3
ST 410 (MAT 410) - Advanced Statistics for Public Healthcare	3
CHL 355 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation	3
◊ CHL 400 - Community Health Fieldwork (concentration related) OR EA Core (EEA Core) - Ethics, Empathy, and Advocacy OR CHL 244 - Vulnerable Populations	2 3 3

Total Semester Hours: 20-21