WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 29 -- Winston-Salem State University issued the following news release:
Winston-Salem State University has announced two new degree programs in public health, pending final accreditation approval, with the first expected to begin in the fall 2026 semester within its School of Health Sciences.
WSSU will offer a Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree as well as a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management as the concentration. The master's degree will be the first offered by a historically Black college or university (HBCU) in North Carolina.
"We're very proud to be the first," WSSU Provost Dr. Stevie L. Lawrence II said. "This gives us the chance to expand the gre...