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Transfer Course Criteria for

Public Health


Along with the general selection criteria, every major has required and recommended coursework for transfer students to have completed in order to be considered competitive during the selection process.

Required Courses

Before applying to a major, you should successfully complete or be in the process of completing the required courses to maximize (but not guarantee) your chance of selection. You must complete these units by the spring of the term before your intended fall enrollment to receive consideration during the selection process.

Desired Courses

Because Cal Poly is highly impacted and selection to all majors is very competitive, desired courses should also be successfully completed or in progress when you apply for admission.

Evaluating Your Courses

All the courses listed are Cal Poly Courses. You can use www.assist.org to identify the course equivalencies between Cal Poly and the California Community Colleges. Be sure to use the corresponding academic year in which you completed the course. If you are out-of-state or a transfer student from another four-year institution, you may have to compare your catalog course descriptions with Cal Poly’s catalog to identify the equivalent courses. Cal Poly is unable to evaluate transcripts for you prior to selection.

Course Listings

Fall 2024

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition
  • Critical Thinking


Anthropology/Sociology

  • ANT 201/Cultural Anthropology
    or SOC 110/Comparative Societies


Mathematics

  • MATH 118/Precalculus Algebra
     

Statistics

  • STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
    or STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
    or STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management I


Biology

  • BIO 161/Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology 
    or BIO 111/General Biology


Chemistry

  • CHEM 127/Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I


Major Related 

  • HLTH 255/Personal Health: A Multicultural Approach
    or HLTH 260/Women’s Health Issues
    or HLTH 250/Healthy Living

AND

  • PSY 201/General Psychology
    or PSY 202/General Psychology
     
  • BIO 231/Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology,
  • BIO 232/Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Desired Courses

Major Related 

  • KINE 265 Introduction to Community & Public Health
  • FSN 202/Introduction to Human Nutrition
  • MCRO 221/Microbiology
Fall 2025

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition
  • Critical Thinking


Anthropology/Sociology

  • ANT 201/Cultural Anthropology
    or SOC 110/Comparative Societies


Mathematics

  • MATH 118/Precalculus Algebra
     

Statistics

  • STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
    or STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
    or STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management I


Biology

  • BIO 161/Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology 
    or BIO 111/General Biology


Chemistry

  • CHEM 127/Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I


Major Related 

  • HLTH 255/Personal Health: A Multicultural Approach
    or HLTH 260/Women’s Health Issues
    or HLTH 250/Healthy Living

AND

  • PSY 201/General Psychology
    or PSY 202/General Psychology
  • BIO 231/Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology,
  • BIO 232/Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Desired Courses

Major Related 

  • KINE 265 Introduction to Community & Public Health
  • FSN 202/Introduction to Human Nutrition
  • MCRO 221/Microbiology

All information is subject to change without prior notice.