{"id":13656,"date":"2018-08-07T13:58:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T13:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=13656"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:58:46","slug":"gh-electives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/undergraduate\/global-health-minor\/gh-electives","title":{"rendered":"Global Health electives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Students must complete at least 10 credits from an approved list of electives (shown below). 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