Admissions Requirements
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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.
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All non-US transcripts must be evaluated by the World Education Service (WES) using their ICAP Course-by-course evaluation service.
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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.
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Three letters of recommendation from academic or professional references.
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A resume reflecting one or more years of work/volunteer history related to health and/or human services.
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A one-page personal statement.
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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.
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Environmental and Occupational Health Prerequisites:
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The student must have successfully completed the following courses: two semesters of biology, two semesters of chemistry, one semester of physics, and one semester of college level math.
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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| 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 |
| CONCENTRATION COURSES | ||
| CPH 503 | PUBLIC HEALTH ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY | 3 |
| CPH 590 | ELEMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | 3 |
| CPH 594 | ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| CPH 597 | PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY | 3 |
| CPH 598 | FUNDAMENTALS OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE | 3 |
| ELECTIVES | 6 | |
| SERVICE LEARNING/CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE | ||
| CPH 528 | APPLIED PRACTICE EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| CPH 529 | CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 42 | |
Concentration Competencies
| EOHMPH1 | Analyze sources of exposure in the workplace and the environment that can cause health risks to humans or degradation of ecosystems. |
| EOHMPH2 | Examine exposures and pathways for environmental and occupational agents associated with human injuries and diseases. |
| EOHMPH3 | Compare and contrast specific symptoms and health outcomes associated with occupational and environmental exposures. |
| EOHMPH4 | Apply genetic and physiological factors that affect susceptibility to adverse health outcomes following exposure to environmental and occupational hazards. |
| EOHMPH5 | Apply the dose-response principle in assessing risk from occupational and environmental exposures. |
| EOHMPH6 | Develop and implement methodologies for measurement and estimation of workplace and environmental exposures. |
| EOHMPH7 | Employ measures to control workplace injury and illness including engineering, education, regulations, incentives and best practices. |
| EOHMPH8 | Examine information sources and public health indicators in occupational and environmental health. |