Admission Policies
The Master of Public Health Program seeks to admit
students who demonstrate the potential to be successful in graduate school, and
who are committed to the public health profession, as evidenced by their
interests, backgrounds, and experiences. For admission into the Program,
applicants must meet the following minimum
requirements:
While relevant work experience in public health is not
a requirement for admission to the Program, alignment with core public health
values is an important factor when considering applicants to the MPH Program.
In addition to this, admission standards reflect the requirements of the Graduate School as well as specific requirements
and the mission of the Program.
Admission Procedures
Applicants are encouraged to begin the application
process at least 4 weeks (6 weeks for international applicants) prior to the
deadline to ensure that all supporting materials are available by the deadline.
Application materials are due in the
MPH Office no later than:
Fall admission: April
15—international applicants
July 1—domestic applicants
Spring admission: Oct 15—domestic and international
applicants
Transcripts and official test scores, as well as the
graduate school application and related fee, are submitted to the Office of
Graduate Education and Research. All other materials are submitted directly to
the MPH Program Director.
Once the Office of Graduate Education and
Research has received and processed required materials, an applicant’s
file is forwarded to the MPH Office. The Program Director will send
notification to the applicant
acknowledging receipt of all required (or missing) materials.
A copy of the completed file is then sent to the appropriate Option
Coordinator. Summary data
on all applicants for a given semester is updated and distributed
every few weeks to all MPH Admissions and
Recruitment Committee Members.
MPH faculty of each program option review applicants for that respective option and make recommendations
regarding eligibility for admission of each applicant. The Option Coordinators
then bring these recommendations forward
to the MPH Admissions
and Recruitment Committee, which meets
within approximately three weeks of application deadlines to vote on
each application for admission into the Program. Within the week following the MPH Admissions and Recruitment
Committee meeting, the Program Director provides written notification to the
graduate office (Recommendation for Admission form) regarding the decision for
each applicant. The Graduate
School office then sends
an official notice to the applicant, indicating whether s/he has been accepted
for admission to the Program. Shortly thereafter, a welcome letter is sent to
the applicant from the Program Director, on behalf of the MPH Admissions Committee.
