Office of Student Services 979.436.9463 Suite 154, Reynolds Medical Sciences Building (REYN) 206 Olsen Blvd., College Station, TX 77843-1114
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) program is based on a philosophy of health promotion and disease prevention, to improve the quality of life of individuals, families, and communities. Graduates of the BSPH program, which is offered at both the College Station and McAllen campuses, will be able to assess factors influencing health in populations as well as plan, design, implement, and successfully manage effective health care programs and interventions. Students in the BSPH program must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in their Texas A&M coursework. Another option for talented undergraduate students is the new 3+2 Program in which undergraduate BSPH majors can earn a combined BSPH/MPH degree through an intensive program in 5 years in one of four concentrations: Epidemiology, Occupational Health, Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, or Health Policy and Management. The application is now available. Students apply in the spring of their junior year, and the combined program begins fall of their senior year. Students must have a minimum 3.5 overall Texas A&M GPA on a minimum of 30 Texas A&M credit hours at the time of application.
Public health professionals with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) are prepared to:
The BSPH program is based on a philosophy of health promotion and disease prevention, to improve the quality of life of individuals, families and communities.
The BSPH discipline focuses on four areas:
For a better understanding of your total cost of attendance (COA), please visit our cost and tuition rates webpage (https://aggie.tamu.edu/billing-and-payments/cost-and-tuition-rates). This webpage will provide you with an opportunity to review estimated COA information for undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as well as other resources such as the tuition calculator and billing and fee explanations.
There is currently a critical shortage of trained public health professionals that has been documented over the past decade. The Association of Schools of Public Health reported that the ratio of trained public health workers has declined from 220/100,000 in 1980 to 158/100,000 in year 2000. To return to the 1980 level approximately 250,000 new professionals will be needed over the current projected graduation rates.
In Texas, a survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers, local health departments, and state health and human service agencies completed in 2009 found vacancy rates as high as 8 percent for epidemiologists and environmental health workers, 10 percent for health educators, and 22 percent for public health technicians; the agencies desired an additional 134 FTEs over their vacancies for those four categories.
Current and anticipated public health workforce gaps require not just a replacement, but a recalibration of the workforce. In order to meet the more complex challenges and opportunities they face, agencies need workers with new and different skills and a broader background that includes health information technology and informatics, cultural competence, global health, communication, policy, community participatory research and disaster preparedness, as well as skill in the core functions of public health practice.
Applicants wishing to submit an application to the BSPH degree program will apply through ApplyTexas.
Detailed information on freshman and transfer application submissions can be found on the Texas A&M Office of Admissions website.
With the recent administrative reorganization under Texas A&M’s Path Forward, Allied Health and Community Health have been merged with Public Health. Students will change major into Public Health and follow the Public Health curriculum.
This information is for current Texas A&M University–College Station campus students.
The Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) program will accept changes of major according to Texas A&M University policy, but restricts changes of major according to the criteria listed below. In addition, the dean or designate must verify availability of resources necessary to insure the student’s full-time enrollment in required courses prior to admission to the BSPH. If such resources are not available, admission will be denied. Students at Texas A&M University wishing to change their major after beginning in another college or department must meet the following requirements for the change to be considered:
Howdy portal change of major is NOT required. Students initiate change of major during walk-in advising hours.
Please check in at the front desk in Suite 154 in the Reynolds Medical Sciences Building.
Applicants using the Apply Texas application portal as transfer applicants to the BSPH degree program must meet the following requirements to be considered for transfer:
