Public Health (MPH)

Admission Requirements

• A completed online application form;
• Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning, including submission of all transcripts from undergraduate institutions;
• Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0;
• GRE scores. (Other standardized test scores \xc2\x96 e.g., MCAT, GMAT, LSAT\xc2\x97 may be substituted. Medical school graduates are waived from this requirement).
• Three letters of recommendation addressing the applicant\xc2\x92s potential for success in graduate school and the public health field;
• Written personal statement identifying areas of interest and reasons for seeking advanced training in public health;
• Resume;
• International applicants for whom English is not their first language must submit TOEFL scores;
• Interview with program director if applicant does not have any prior experience in public health or health care.

The program understands that any single criterion may not reliably predict a student\xc2\x92s potential for success. Applicants who want to be considered even though they do not meet all the admissions criteria are encouraged to offer a rationale for an exception to the requirements in their written personal statement.