Associate degree · Public health concentration within a broader degree
Associate Degree in Health Sciences, Public Health Major
Northern Virginia Community College · Springfield, Virginia, United States
- Award
- Associate of Science in Health Sciences, Public Health Major
- Format
- HybridTwo Years
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
Public health concentration within a broader degree
About this program
Transfer-oriented Health Sciences associate degree with a Public Health major covering public health principles, policies and practices.
- Institution
- Northern Virginia Community College
- School or department
- Not published
- Subject
- General public healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
Accreditation
Specialized public health accreditation covers the named school or program only. It is separate from the institution’s regional or national accreditation, and it does not apply to every degree at a university.
Specialized accreditation not confirmed for this program
A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license. Awarded by a degree-granting institution. A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license.
Structure and format
- Qualification
- Associate degree
- Exact award
- Associate of Science in Health Sciences, Public Health Major
- Duration
- Two Years
- Credits
- 61 credit hoursCredit systems differ between institutions (semester, quarter, units).
- Delivery
- HybridPart online and part in person. A hybrid program is never described as fully online; required campus time is shown.
- Required campus attendance
- The page says the major can be completed online or in-person.
- Where students can enroll
- Not stated on the pages we checkedOnline enrollment can be restricted by state authorization. The institution is based in Annandale, Virginia.
- Live or recorded
- Live or recorded not stated
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Medical Education Campus
Applied practice, fieldwork and capstone
Practicum, internship and field placements are kept separate from required campus attendance. As published by the institution; none of this guarantees employment.
Practicum and capstone requirements are not confirmed on the pages we checked. Many accredited public health programs include an applied practice experience: ask the program.
Admissions
GRE policy not published
No GRE statement was found on the official pages checked. This is not the same as not required.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not published
Tuition and fees
USD, as published. Each figure keeps its billing basis (per credit, per term, per year or whole program), its residency category and the academic year it applies to. Annual, per-credit and total-program figures are never mixed.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current tuition, mandatory fees and refund terms.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, GRE policy, application deadline, practicum requirement.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked November 1, 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked November 1, 2026)