The Health Policy Certificate Program is open to all Duke University undergraduates. Successful candidates must complete the prescribed combination of six courses:

• any 1 methodology course;
• 1 required course;
• 2 courses drawn from the core set of health policy course offerings;
• an additional elective courses; and
• the capstone course.

Appropriate courses may come from the list given below or may include other courses as approved by the director. Such classes may include:

• new courses,
• special topics courses,
• independent study, and,
• under special circumstances, courses offered through the UNC School of Public Health.

No more than three of the six courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the certificate may originate in a single department or program. Note the following rules apply to all certificate programs at Duke and cannot be waived by the director under any circumstance:

Students electing to satisfy the requirements of a certificate program may use for that purpose no more than two courses that are also used to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or other certificate programs being pursued. That is,

• One may note overlap 2 courses in your major and another 2 courses in a minor.
• The total number of overlapping courses across all majors/minors/certificates being pursued may not exceed 2.
• At least 4 of the courses used for a certificate must be 100-level or above.
• At least half the courses taken to satisfy a certificate must be taken at Duke.
  
  To download the undergraduate brochure check here.
  For a list of courses check here.
  For the current course schedule please refer to the course schedule.