Online Undergraduate Programs
Public Health at the University of Arizona
A Degree that Prepares you for Success
Our fully online options: Bachelor of Arts in Wellness and Health Promotion Practice and the Bachelor of Science in Public Health, include the same required courses as our main campus programs. As the only Arizona public health degree program accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health you can expect to be prepared for a successful and rewarding career.
Equivalent to the main campus degree programs, you will have the opportunity to customize your degree experience to match your interests, aspirations, and future goals. Learn more about the degree emphasis areas and decide which is right for you when pursuing the online program.
Public Health Majors Improve Their Communities
Online Options
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Transferring to Arizona Online
Our online students typically enter the online programs having completed their general education courses and/or prerequisites at another institution, or through the main campus program. Students transferring in coursework from another institution should utilize the information on our transfer credit page to ensure their units are transferring appropriately or are evaluated as necessary.
Student looking for further information or who are interested in switching from the University main campus to the online campus can send an email inquiry to COPH-undergrad@arizona.edu.
Tips for success in accelerated, fully online coursework
Many of the Arizona Online courses are offered in 7.5 week format, which is an accelerated version of the traditional 15 week semester format. Students sometimes anticipate that a fully online and accelerated courses will be easier than traditional courses, however, this is not the case. At the UA, the overall time commitment and rigor of fully online courses is equivalent to its main campus counterparts.
- You can focus on fewer classes at once as student are typically only enrolled in two courses per 7.5 week timeframe.
- It can be easier to keep track of assignment due dates and exams.
- Multiple assignments may be due for the same class in the same week.
- Deadlines for dropping with a refund and withdrawing from the class come much sooner in 7.5 week sessions than in full-semester classes.
- Courses offered in the 7.5 week format are the same amount of content as the regular semester-long classes. They are taught in accelerated fashion.
- Each class will be different, as instructors decide how they adapt their classes from 15 weeks to 7.5 weeks. Some instructors keep the same number of assignments as they would have in a regular semester, others condense their work into fewer, larger assignments. Expect to do the same amount of work as a 15-week course, but in a quicker amount of time.
- Since the overall length of the semester is cut in half, you need to expect that during any given week that you will be putting in twice as many hours on the class. This means that it could take you as many as 15-20 hours per week for one course (sometimes less, sometimes more).
- You will need to be proactive and plan out your coursework to be sure that you will get everything completed and turned in on time.
- Use the Term on a Page to organize your assignment and exam due dates.
- Be sure to note important dates and deadlines for dropping or withdrawing from the course in case you need to do so.
- In order to receive federal financial aid, students need to take at least 6 units (usually two classes) per semester. The semester has two 7.5 week sessions. If you are planning to take two classes in a semester, we suggest balancing your schedule and taking one 7.5-week class in each session.
- To be considered full time for financial aid you will need to take at least 12 units (usually four classes) per semester. If you plan on taking four classes in a semester, we suggest you take two in each 7.5-week session. We strongly advise you to avoid taking three 7.5 week courses in one session. This load will be like taking 18 units full semester. It is not possible to take four 7.5 week courses in any one session.
The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health has held continuous accreditation
from the Council on Education for Public Health(CEPH) since 2003
and is accredited through December 31, 2027.