One Health (Interdisciplinary Studies), Certificate

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Completion Requirements

Minimum certificate credits: 15
Minimum grade of C (not C-) in courses
Minimum exit GPA of 2.5 in the certificate equivalent

Requirements

Undergraduates or post-baccalaureate students majoring in any field will be eligible

Fields of concentration for certificate: Food and Animal Science, Plant and Environmental Science, Biomedical Science, Ocean and Earth Science, Public Health Science

Program (15 credits)

Core Course Requirements

* IS 490 - One Health Seminar and IS 395 - One Health Journal Club are new courses created for the certificate program.

PH 441 - Introduction to One Health Credits: 3
IS 490 - One Health Seminar Credits: 2 *
IS 395 - One Health Journal Club Credits: 1 *

Capstone Requirement

Students are required to complete a capstone project which may be either a mentored research project or a supervised practicum/internship

IS 499 - Directed Reading and Research Credits: V
IS 485 - One Health Practicum Credits: 3

Elective Courses

In addition to the core courses, students are required to take two, approved, 300+ level One Health-related courses from different departments including Food and Animal Science, Plant and Environmental Science, Biomedical Science, Ocean and Earth Science, Public Health Science.

300+ One Health-related course 1 (2-3 credits)
300+ One Health-related course 2 (2-3 credits)

The current list of approved, elective One Health-related courses may be obtained from Interdisciplinary Studies advisors.

Total Credit Requirement

Core course credits, capstone course credits, and qualifying elective course credits may be counted toward the 15-credit certificate completion requirement.

Note

This was prepared to provide information and does not constitute a contract. Meet regularly with your Interdisciplinary Studies advisor to ensure you are on track with your certificate requirements.

Office of Undergraduate Education, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Physical Science Building 203/205, (808) 956-7297, isp@hawaii.edu

ISP Director: Amy Schiffner; amyls@hawaii.edu

ISP Faculty Advisors: Elizabeth Gannaway; gannaway@hawaii.edu, Siobhan Ni Dhonacha; dhonacha@hawaii.edu

Certificate Director: Sandra P. Chang; sandrac@hawaii.edu