HEAL 469 - Public Health Internship

(4 hours) Prerequisite: Majors with a GPA of 2.75 or higher; HEAL 320, HEAL 307, and HEAL 400 or permission of the chair and dean. Taken as an upper-level student in the program, internship creates a 120-hour field practiucum opportunity to apply principles of public health education and promotion in a selected government, school, clinical, non-profit, or community setting. Working with faculty and a preceptor, the student will become familiar with the operational and procedural aspects of health education, promotion, planning and application. Grading scale: Grading is not pass/fail but offered on a A-F scale. As with all major courses in HEAL, students must earn a C or better to complete. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Counts for ELR credit.