To make your application to the Master in Public Health Program (MPH) program as easy as possible, we have listed admission and application material requirements here.

Please note that while being a health care professional is not a requirement for admissions, we anticipate that the majority of applicants to the Master in Public Health Program (MPH) will be health care professionals in active practice.

Admission Requirements

1. A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited or internationally listed institution.
2. Strong candidates will have a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) in the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate/graduate study.
3. Results from standardized tests.
   1. GRE scores are required of all applicants who do not hold a terminal degree (MD, DO, DPM, DDS, DVM, DSC, or Ph.D.) or a health care provider master’s degree (MSN, MCMS, MPA). The only exceptions are students enrolled in the joint DPM/MPH program having taken the MCAT examination. Any foreign medical graduate who is not licensed in the U.S. is required to take the GRE. Strong candidates will have a minimum combined score (verbal and quantitative) of 1000 on the GRE.
   2. Any foreign medical graduate must take and score a minimum of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) if English is not the primary language of his/her country.
4. Computer literacy. Students in the Professional MPH are also expected to possess a basic level of computer literacy and are required to have regular access to the Internet and e-mail. MPH students are encouraged to bring lap top computer to class.

Application Materials

1. Application for admission and $30.00 nonrefundable application processing fee.
2. Official transcripts from each college or university attended.
3. A statement of purpose (goals).
4. Two letters of recommendations in support of graduate study.
5. Official GRE and TOEFL scores as required.