Public Health Policies
Course and Academic Expectations
In addition to the specific course and program related expectations and requirements
specified by each faculty member in their course syllabi, the Public Health Program
upholds high expectations of Public Health Majors' performance in the classroom and
in all related academic, departmental, professional, and field experiences. These
expectations include but are not limited to the following:
Professional Dispositions
Public Health Majors are evaluated on their professional dispositions in every Public Health related course in which they are enrolled. Dispositions reflect the values, commitments, behaviors, and professional ethics that demonstrate students’ behaviors toward the Public Health Major, instructors, advisors, peers and other students, colleagues, communities, and the profession as a whole. Dispositions serve to guide as well as reinforce students’ learning, academic behavior and performance, as well as professional growth as future Public Health practitioners.
The Public Health and program-related faculty complete the disposition assessment either during (as warranted) or at the end of each semester (as warranted)—see below for Dispositions Rubric:
Public Health Dispositions Rubric
What happens if a major receives a negative disposition evaluation?
Public Health Professional Dispositions Scoring Guide: The minimal acceptable level on the Disposition Rubric is “L3 – Acceptable.” If a Public Health Minor/Major is rated as a “L2 – Marginal” on any component of the Disposition Rubric in a course (either during or at the conclusion of a course as warranted), the course instructor notifies the Public Health Program Coordinator and student. The course instructor then meets with the student and Public Health Program Coordinator (if necessary), to determine how to improve performance in future courses. If a Public Health Minor/Major is rated as a “L1 – Unsatisfactory” on any component of the Disposition Rubric, a formal remediation plan is developed in consultation with the Public Health faculty member, academic advisor (if applicable), Public Health Program Coordinator, and the student for the following semester. The student may not be formally admitted to nor progress in the program until the remediation plan is completed and disposition concerns are effectively and consistently addressed.