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BS Public Health

Creating healthy people and communities

Grounded in the basic sciences with an emphasis on population health, the B.S. in Public Health (BSPH) degree prepares students for positions in fields such as health education, epidemiology, and environmental health, across nonprofit, industry, and government sectors. Prehealth students who seek a medical or health professions degree can broaden their experience with a multidisciplinary public health major. 

Thinking about earning your Master of Public Health (MPH)? The Parkinson School also offers a five-year, dual-degree to earn both your bachers and masters degree with the BSPH/MPH. Learn more.

Our Commitment to You

BSPH graduates will possess the knowledge, skills, and professional values required to be a well-informed and engaged citizen on public health matters, begin a career in public health, and pursue graduate study.

Curriculum

The BSPH program draws on courses in ethics, environmental sciences, biology, mathematics, healthcare administration, social sciences, and the humanities alongside epidemiology, biostatistics, health behavior and promotion, health communication, policy, and global health.

Explore the required curriculum and what you’ll learn.

See a sample BSPH Curriculum 2024-2025 plan.

For pre-health track students, review a sample BSPH with Pre-Med Requirements 2024-2025 plan.

For more information on program policies, procedures, etc., see the Parkinson Undergraduate Student Handbook 2024-2025.

Admission

For more information on Loyola Univerity Chicago as an undergraduate student, visit Undergraduate Admission. If you have questions regarding the B.S. in Public Health program, please contact Keith Kramer, BSPH Senior Program Advisor.

LUC Internal Transfer/Major Change

We invite current Loyola undergraduate students to apply to the Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program and join a field dedicated to making a difference in the lives of whole communities through health promotion and health equity, and a commitment to social justice. Loyola undergraduate students with a minimum of a 2.5/4.0 GPA may apply to transfer into the Public Health Program by submitting a completed Internal Transfer Application form.

Current Loyola undergraduate students wishing to connect to learn more about the BSPH major may complete this BSPH Interest Form or email kkramer4@luc.edu

Tuition and Fees

The Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and Loyola's Financial Aid Office are committed to helping students secure the financial resources to make their education at Loyola affordable.

Accreditation

Loyola University Chicago Public Health Programs are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). In March 2021, CEPH Board of Councilors acted to renew our BSPH and MPH programs' accreditation for a seven-year period. For a copy of our final self-study and/or the CEPH report, please email Dr. Ruth Kafensztok.

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Creating healthy people and communities

Grounded in the basic sciences with an emphasis on population health, the B.S. in Public Health (BSPH) degree prepares students for positions in fields such as health education, epidemiology, and environmental health, across nonprofit, industry, and government sectors. Prehealth students who seek a medical or health professions degree can broaden their experience with a multidisciplinary public health major. 

Thinking about earning your Master of Public Health (MPH)? The Parkinson School also offers a five-year, dual-degree to earn both your bachers and masters degree with the BSPH/MPH. Learn more.

Our Commitment to You

BSPH graduates will possess the knowledge, skills, and professional values required to be a well-informed and engaged citizen on public health matters, begin a career in public health, and pursue graduate study.

Curriculum

The BSPH program draws on courses in ethics, environmental sciences, biology, mathematics, healthcare administration, social sciences, and the humanities alongside epidemiology, biostatistics, health behavior and promotion, health communication, policy, and global health.

Explore the required curriculum and what you’ll learn.

See a sample BSPH Curriculum 2024-2025 plan.

For pre-health track students, review a sample BSPH with Pre-Med Requirements 2024-2025 plan.

For more information on program policies, procedures, etc., see the Parkinson Undergraduate Student Handbook 2024-2025.

Admission

For more information on Loyola Univerity Chicago as an undergraduate student, visit Undergraduate Admission. If you have questions regarding the B.S. in Public Health program, please contact Keith Kramer, BSPH Senior Program Advisor.

LUC Internal Transfer/Major Change

We invite current Loyola undergraduate students to apply to the Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program and join a field dedicated to making a difference in the lives of whole communities through health promotion and health equity, and a commitment to social justice. Loyola undergraduate students with a minimum of a 2.5/4.0 GPA may apply to transfer into the Public Health Program by submitting a completed Internal Transfer Application form.

Current Loyola undergraduate students wishing to connect to learn more about the BSPH major may complete this BSPH Interest Form or email kkramer4@luc.edu

Tuition and Fees

The Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and Loyola's Financial Aid Office are committed to helping students secure the financial resources to make their education at Loyola affordable.

Accreditation

Loyola University Chicago Public Health Programs are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). In March 2021, CEPH Board of Councilors acted to renew our BSPH and MPH programs' accreditation for a seven-year period. For a copy of our final self-study and/or the CEPH report, please email Dr. Ruth Kafensztok.