BS Environmental Health (Public Health) at Indiana University Bloomington

Programme overview

Bachelor of Science in Public Health (B.S.P.H.) in Environmental Health, accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. Students study air and water pollution, environmental disease transmission, environmental causes of cancer and environmental justice. It includes a senior capstone and a for-credit internship.

Faculty: School of Public Health-Bloomington | Department: Department of Environmental and Occupational Health | Duration: 4 years (minimum 120 credit hours) | Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

What you will study

120 credit hours: major 60 credits (Public Health Core 15, Environmental Health Core 21, Foundational Science 12, electives 12) plus 20-39 general education credits. Core courses include Toxic Chemicals and Human Health, Environmental Health Sampling and Analytical Techniques, and a 5-credit Field Experience capstone.

Career pathways

Federal agencies, industry, consulting, government and nonprofits; some graduates proceed to graduate or medical school.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply through the IU Bloomington application and select the School of Public Health-Bloomington major; admitted students begin in the major (direct admission). Early action deadline November 1; applications open August 1. Degree progression requires cumulative and major GPA of 2.0 and C- in core courses.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Freshmen can start in the fall or spring semester; freshmen applying for the spring semester should apply by November 1 (priority deadline).

Transfer students can start in fall, spring (January start) or summer.

Freshman early action (non-binding) deadline is November 1 (response January 15); regular decision deadline is February 1 (response March 15); after February 1 applications are considered on a space-available basis. The enrollment deposit of $100 is due May 1. IU Bloomington is test-optional (SAT, ACT and CLT scores are optional). Apply with either the Apply IU application or the Common Application.

Transfer priority deadlines: fall start June 1, spring (January start) November 1, summer start March 1; School of Nursing applicants for fall must apply by April 1 and Kelley School of Business applicants by June 1. Apply with either the Apply IU application or the Common Application.

The undergraduate application fee is $65 (US citizen and international); the Jacobs School of Music application fee is $95.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.indiana.edu/apply/index.html

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