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.
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.