Community Health Track Advisement

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Community Health Track Advisement

• West Chester University MPH Program

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Community Health Track Advisors

• Last Name A-E Dr. Lynn Carson
  lcarson_at_wcupa.edu
• Last Name F-H Dr. Sharon DeJoy
  sdejoy_at_wcupa.edu
• Last Name I-O Dr. Stacie Metz
  smetz_at_wcupa.edu
• Last Name P-Z Dr. Debra Bill
  dbill_at_wcupa.edu

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MPH Core Courses (24 credits)

• HEA 520 Public Health Epidemiology
  FALL/SPRING
• HEA 526 Biostatistics for Public Health
  FALL/SPRING

• ENV 530 General Environmental Health
  FALL/SPRING
• HEA 516 Health Care Management
• FALL/SPRING

• HEA 649 Applied Learning Experience I
  FALL/SPRING/SUM
• HEA 650 Applied Learning Experience II
  FALL/SPRING/SUM

• HEA 632 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health
  FALL/SPRING
• HEA 648 Research Methods in Public Health
  FALL/SPRING

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Community Health Track Required Courses (21
credits)

• HEA 531 Community as a Basis for Health
  FALL
• HEA 543 Transcultural Health
• FALL

• HEA 539 Health Promotion Program Planning
  SPRING
• HEA 538 Evaluation of Health Programs
  SPRING

• 1 Health Elective
• FALL/SPRING/SUMMER/WINTER

• HEA 544 Program Administration of Health and
  Human Services
• SUMMER/WINTER

• HEA 645 Global Community Health Promotion
• WINTER/SUMMER

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Course Prerequisites

• An introductory statistics course is required
  before you can enroll in either Epidemiology or
  Biostatistics. You can satisfy this requirement
  by taking either MAT 121 at WCU or a similar
  course at another university. Students also have
  the opportunity to complete a Statistical
  Competency Examination in lieu of the
  introductory course with the approval of Dr.
  Stacie Metz.
• Biostatisics and Epidemiology must be
  successfully completed before enrolling in
  Research Methods.
• Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Methods
  must be successfully completed before the start
  of ALE I.
• All core course and electives must be
  successfully completed before the start of ALE II.

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Full Time Course Rotation Fall Start

• FALL 1
• Epidemiology
• Biostatistics
• Transcultural Health

• SPRING 1
• Research Methods
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation

• SUMMER 1 OR WINTER 1
• Program Administration
• Health Elective 1
• Global Community Health Promotion

• SUMMER 2
• ALE II

• SPRING 2
• Environmental Health
• Health Care Management
• ALE I

• FALL 2
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Community as a Basis for Health
• Health Elective 2

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Full Time Course Rotation Spring Start

• SPRING 1
• Epidemiology
• Biostatistics
• Health Care Management

• SUMMER 1
• Health Elective 1
• Global Community Health Promotion

• FALL 1
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Community as a Basis for Health
• Transcultural Health
• Research Methods

• FALL 2
• ALE II

• SUMMER 2
• Program Administration
• ALE I

• SPRING 2
• Environmental Health
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation

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Full Time Course Rotation Summer Start

• SUMMER 1
• Health Elective 1
• Global Community Health Promotion

• FALL 1
• Epidemiology
• Biostatistics
• Community as a Basis for Health
• Transcultural Health

• SPRING 1
• Research Methods
• Health Care Management
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation

• SPRING 2
• ALE II

• FALL 2
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Environmental Health
• ALE I

• SUMMER 2
• Program Administration

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Part Time Course RotationFall Start

• FALL 1
• Epidemiology
• Community as a Basis for Health
• FALL 2
• Biostatistics
• Transcultural Health

• SPRING 1
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation
• SPRING 2
• Research Methods
• Environmental Health

• SUMMER 1 or WINTER 1
• Program Administration
• Global Community Health Promotion
• SUMMER 2
• Health Elective 1

• SUMMER 3
• ALE II

• SPRING 3
• Health Care Management
• ALE I

• FALL 3
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Health Elective 2

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Part Time Course RotationSpring Start

• SPRING 1
• Biostatistics
• Program Planning
• SPRING 2
• Environmental Health
• Program Evaluation

• SUMMER 1
• Health Elective 1
• Global Community Health Promotion
• SUMMER 2
• Program Administration

• FALL 1
• Transcultural Health
• Epidemiology
• FALL 2
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Community as a Basis for Health

• FALL 3
• ALE II

• SUMMER 3
• ALE I

• SPRING 3
• Research Methods
• Health Care Management

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Part Time Course RotationSummer Start

• SUMMER 1
• Health Elective 1
• SUMMER 2
• Program Administration

• FALL 1
• Epidemiology
• Community as a Basis for Health
• FALL 2
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Biostatistics

• SPRING 1
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation
• SPRING 2
• Research Methods
• Environmental Health

• SPRING 3
• ALE II

• FALL 3
• Transcultural Health
• Health Care Management
• ALE I

• SUMMER 3
• Global Community Health Promotion

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Fast Track Course RotationFall Start

• FALL SENIOR YEAR
• HEA 400-level Course
• Epidemiology
• MAT 121 (if necessary)

• SPRING SENIOR YEAR
• HEA 400-level Course
• Biostatistics

• SUMMER POST-SENIOR YEAR
• Program Administration

• SUMMER GRAD YEAR
• ALE I
• ALE II

• SPRING GRAD YEAR
• Environmental Health
• Health Care Management
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation

• FALL GRAD YEAR
• Community as a Basis for Health
• Transcultural Health
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Research Methods

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Modified Fast Track Course RotationSummer Start

• SUMMER 1 GRAD YEAR
• Program Administration

• FALL GRAD YEAR
• Biostatistics
• Epidemiology
• Community as a Basis for Health
• Transcultural Health
• Health Care Management

• SUMMER 2 GRAD YEAR
• ALE I
• ALE II

• SPRING GRAD YEAR
• Research Methods
• Environmental Health
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health

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Modified Fast Track Course RotationFall Start

• FALL 1 GRAD YEAR
• Community as a Basis for Health
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Epidemiology
• Biostatistics
• Transcultural Health

• SPRING GRAD YEAR
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation
• Environmental Health
• Research Methods
• Health Care Management

• FALL 2 GRAD YEAR
• ALE I
• ALE II

• SUMMER GRAD YEAR
• Program Administration

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Modified Fast Track Course RotationSpring Start

• SPRING 1 GRAD YEAR
• Epidemiology
• Biostatistics
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation
• Health Care Management

• SUMMER GRAD YEAR
• Program Administration

• SPRING 2 GRAD YEAR
• ALE I
• ALE II

• FALL GRAD YEAR
• Community as a Basis for Health
• Soc/Behav. Aspects of Health
• Research Methods
• Environmental Health
• Transcultural Health

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Course Sequencing

• Most courses are offered once per year, while
  some are offered in the fall/spring/summer
  semesters.
• Students who miss a course may delay their
  graduation date.
• Consult with your advisor to make sure you are
  taking your courses in their proper order.
• Course offerings iare subject to change. Check
  the course catalog prior to registration.

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Summer Courses

• Many summer courses are offered as week-long
  intensives (8AM-5PM or 415PM-10PM). Students may
  need to make arrangements to take time off from
  work to complete these courses.
• Other summer courses are offered during the
  regular summer course semester during evening
  hours.

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ALE I II Time Commitments

• The total time commitment for ALE is 300 hours
  (100 hours ALE I, 200 hours ALE II).
• Students are expected to spend time at their
  agencies to complete their projects.
• Students and Site Supervisors will need to agree
  on the time needed on site to complete their
  projects at the start of ALE I II.
• Students may need to make arrangements to take
  time off from work to complete their ALE projects.

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ALE at Student's Place of Employment

• Students are permitted to complete their ALE at
  their place of employment.
• However, their ALE project cannot be related to
  their job duties. E.g., a nurse working in the
  pediatric ward of a hospital may conduct her ALE
  project at that hospital, but not in the
  pediatric ward.

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GPA Requirements for ALE

• Students are expected to achieve a minimum of a
  3.00 GPA after completeing all MPH core and
  Community Health Track courses.
• A GPA of 3.00 or higher is required to be
  eligible to begin ALE I II.

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Degree Candidacy

• Degree candidacy application must be made
  immediately upon completion of 12-15 semester
  hours of course work.
• Students must file an application with the Dean
  of Graduate Studies.
• Students will receive a letter from the Dean of
  Graduate Studies either approving or denying
  their application.

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Time Needed to Complete Degree

• All requirements for one's MPH (including ALE I
  II) must be met within six years from
  commencement of the program.
• This advisement session offers two course
  rotations to complete the degree in either to or
  three years.
• Students have the option of taking only one
  course per semester, but this option may require
  up to six years to complete the program.

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Application for Degree Candidacy

• Information, fees and forms related to graduaton
  may be found on the Office of Graduate Studies
  webpage.
• Graduate Studies forms

• Graduation Application Deadlines
• May Graduation February 1st
• August Graduation June 1st
• December Graduation October 1st

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Issues that May Delay Desired Graduation Date

• Failing to follow advising sheets when
  registering for courses
• Failing to register for courses on time
• Undergraduate statistics requirement not met at
  time of enrollment
• Failing to take prerequisite courses in the
  recommended sequence
• Failing to complete ALE I II in consecutive
  semesters (completing both in one semester is
  acceptable with advisor approval)

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Important Graduation Information

• Students who complete course requirements in the
  summer may participate in the previous May's
  commencement ceremony. These students need to
  apply for spring graduation. However, since all
  course requirements will not be completed until
  the summer, official graduation clearance will
  not occur until September, and diplomas will be
  issued at that time.

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Academic Probation/Dismissal Policy

• Students whose GPA falls below 3.00 will be
  placed on academic probation. These students
  must raise their GPA to 3.00 by the end of the
  next semester for which they register. If a
  student fails to meet the conditions of academic
  probation, he/she is subject to dismissal.
• Students with a GPA of 2.00 or lower will be
  dropped from the program.

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Academic Probation Policy

• All students on academic probation must meet with
  their advisors to select their courses for the
  probation semester.
• Students on probation must complete the MPH
  Academic Probation Form prior to registering for
  courses.
• Students on probation with a GPA between 2.90 and
  3.00 may be granted an additional probationary
  semester.
• Students on probation with a GPA below 2.90 will
  be dropped from the program at the end of their
  first probationary semester.

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CHES Exam Dates

• April 25, 2015
• Registration 11/1/14 12/1/14
• Student fee 210
• Late Registration 2/2/15 3/1/15
• Student fee 265
• October 17, 2015
• Registration 5/1/15 8/1/15
• Student fee 210
• Late Registration 8/2/15 9/1/15
• Student fee 265
• CHES exam info on NCHEC website

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Important Links

• Office of Graduate Studies
• College of Health Sciences
• Master of Public Health Program
• Master of Public Health Program FAQ
• Past Community Health ALE Sites
• MPH Facebook Page
• Current MPH Student Resources
• (NOTE MPH job bank and list of searchable job
  titles is under Current Development Educational
  Services)
• MPH Forms/Policies