Admission

Students wanting to declare this minor may do so in one of two ways:

• By completing the form at https://publichealth.indiana.edu/undergraduate/minors-cert.html  
• alternatively, by contacting the records office of their degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective.  Kelley School of Business students must complete the following form: https://apps.kelley.iu.edu/UGrad/Student/MajorMinorChangeRequest

Students are responsible for checking with their degree-granting schools/units to determine whether or not this minor may be officially recorded on their transcripts.

Students considering this minor may schedule an appointment with an SPH-B academic advisor.

Requirements

This undergraduate minor program is intended for students in degree programs outside the epidemiology major, who wish to add an epidemiology specialty to their studies. This minor requires:

• successful completion of 15 credit hours prescribed below.
• a minimum grade of C- in each course used in the minor.
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.

Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.

Required Foundational Courses (6 cr.):
Complete each of the following courses:

• SPH-E 311 Introduction to Epidemiology (3 cr.)
• SPH-Q 381 Introduction to Biostatistics (3 cr.)

Epidemiology Elective Courses (9 cr.)
Complete three of the following courses:

• SPH-E 250 Public Health Surveillance and Monitoring (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 350 Infectious Diseases: Outbreaks and Field Investigations (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 353 Distribution and Determinants of Chronic Diseases (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 358 Epidemiologic Methods: Concepts (3 cr.)
• SPH-E 359 Epidemiologic Methods: Applications (3 cr.)
• SPH-Q 400 Introduction to Biostatistical Computing (3 cr.)