The department of public health sciences (PHS) provides academic and preprofessional education for students at Wichita State University who wish to work in health management, public health, aging studies or seek admission to clinical education programs. The undergraduate programs offer broad, comprehensive and preprofessional preparation for entry level management positions and for specialized training, which can be obtained at the graduate level or through clinical education.
For the most current information or further questions, please refer to the public health sciences department website1.
Credit for Prior Learning
PHS awards life experience credit. The department requires that the learning from life experience fits the approved curriculum of the department. PHS is conservative in protecting the autonomy of the faculty and the goals of the curriculum. Credit for life experience is granted only when a student’s learning from life experiences duplicates the content of a course described in the catalog. To initiate this process, students should first reach out to their PHS faculty advisor to acquire the Credit for Prior Learning form. The PHS curriculum committee will evaluate the credit to determine if it is equivalent to the content of the requested course. The completed form is then submitted to the director of undergraduate programs, streamlining the process for the student, and ensuring the credit is accurately reflected on their transcript.
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