Admission Requirements
Candidates must have completed at least one graduate-level course in each of the following five (5) areas: (a) Biostatistics, (b) Epidemiology, (c) Health Behavior/Health Education, (d) Health Management/Policy, and (e) Environmental and Occupational Health. These courses must have been completed with a grade of “B” or better. In addition, applicants must have completed the COPH course Introduction to Public Health unless they have been awarded an MPH degree from a CEPH accredited institution.
If these courses were not from a Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredited institution, the candidate must submit syllabi to the Dr.PH Faculty Leadership Committee for determination of pre-requisite fulfillment.
Applicants who have completed only four (4) of these courses but whose applications show exceptional potential for success in the program may be admitted conditionally to the Dr.PH program; however, they will be required to complete the remaining course (as presented in the COPH core course requirements for the MPH degree) with a grade of “B” or better before progressing to the Public Health Science and Practice Core of the Dr.PH program. Please note that candidates who have completed three (3) or fewer of the above-listed courses will not be considered for admission to the Dr.PH program.