Admissions Requirements
All applicants to the dual degree programs must apply and be accepted into each program separately. Applicants are evaluated by each degree program in separate admissions processes. The College of Public Health application requirements include the following:
- Completion of the SOPHAS Express Public Health application and submission of the application fee.
- Official transcripts reflecting an earned bachelor’s degree, with a 3.0 or higher grade point average for the last 60 undergraduate or the last 18 graduate/post-baccalaureate credit hours completed.
- The GRE is optional for all applicants, but it is highly recommended for any applicant with below a 3.0 GPA from their previous coursework.
- Three letters of recommendation from academic or professional references (letters must be on professional/institutional letterhead and signed).
- A one page personal statement describing the applicant’s:
- Interest in and potential for contributing to the field of public health
- Career objectives
- Self-assessment of computer, quantitative analysis, and personal skills and general preparation for succeeding in a public health graduate program
- A resume reflecting one or more years of work/volunteer history related to health and/or human services.
- Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores are required of all applicants whose primary language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from a college or university outside of the United States.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MPH CORE COURSES | ||
| CPH 500 | FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 3 |
| CPH 504 | EPIDEMIOLOGY IN PUBLIC HEALTH | 3 |
| CPH 506 | BIOSTATISTICS | 3 |
| CPH 514 | PLANNING AND EVALUATION | 3 |
| CPH 539 | PUBLIC HEALTH: LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY | 3 |
| MCRP CORE COURSES | ||
| CRPL 800 Introduction to Planning | 3 | |
| CRPL 802 Planning Theory | 3 | |
| CRPL 804 Legal Aspects of Planning | 3 | |
| CRPL 810 Qualitative Techniques for Planners | 3 | |
| CRPL 830 Planning with GIS | 3 | |
| CRPL 840 Planning Methods and Analysis | 3 | |
| CRPL 900 Professional Planning Practice | 3 | |
| CRPL 990 Planning Studio | 3 | |
| MCRP ELECTIVES (6 Credit Hours, see notes below) | 6 | |
| MPH Concentration Courses (12-15 credit hours, depends on concentration, see notes below) | 15 | |
| Students do not register for CPH 529 Capstone Experience, but must still meet the requirements of the MPH Capstone through the completion track of their MCRP program: CRPL 899 Master’s Thesis; CRPL 984 Professional Project; or CRPL 895 Capstone Studio | 3 | |
| CPH 528 | APPLIED PRACTICE EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 66 | |
Students can choose from any of the seven MPH concentration options and must complete all core and concentration courses in the MPH program.
Students choose a three-credit hour completion track from the MCRP program that will also meet all requirements of the MPH Capstone, including CRPL 899 Master's Thesis, CRPL 984 Professional Project, or CRPL 895 Capstone Studio. Students must choose a project that integrates public health foundational and concentration competencies, which must be assessed by a COPH faculty member. Those three credit hours transfer from the MCRP program toward the MPH program to count as CPH 529 Capstone.
Between 6 and 9 credit hours (depending on MPH concentration) from the courses below transfer from the MCRP program toward the MPH program to count as elective course credit:
- CRPL 810 Qualitative Techniques for Planners (3 credit hours)
- CRPL 830 Planning with GIS (3 credit hours)
- CRPL 840 Planning Methods and Analysis (3 credit hours)