Applicants who have earned an MPH or equivalent degree in a health-related field from a CEPH accredited institution in the United States or a foreign institution with similar requirements for the MPH degree are eligible to apply for admission to the Doctoral Program in Health Promotion and Prevention.
Official transcripts must show completion of at least one graduate-level course in each of five key areas (intro to public health; health behavior and education; biostatistics; epidemiology; and research design) with a grade of B or better in each course.
Students who have not satisfied this requirement in one of these 2 ways must complete the 3-credit-hour Introduction to Public Health course offered by the COPH with a grade of B or better before the student may graduate with the doctoral degree. The course is considered a pre-requisite and will not apply to the minimum required hours for the degree.
Application
Any individual desiring admission to this program must submit application materials through the on-line centralized School of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS).
Transcripts
It is the applicant’s responsibility to request that an official copy of the applicant’s academic record be sent directly to SOPHAS from EACH college or university that the applicant has previously attended. The academic record must include all courses, grades, semester credits attempted, and degree(s) earned. Official transcripts must show completion of at least one graduate-level course in each of four key areas: health behavior and education; biostatistics; epidemiology; and research design. Courses must have been completed within the five (5) years immediately preceding the requested semester of admission. Applicants who have not completed these courses, but whose applications show exceptional potential for success, may be conditionally admitted to the Ph.D. program, but will be required to complete the courses through available COPH course offerings with grades of “B” or better before registering for core required courses in the Ph.D. program.
A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.70 (A=4.00) or better on all undergraduate and graduate coursework attempted at a regionally accredited institution of higher education is required. Should an applicant fail to meet this requirement, the program may petition on behalf of the applicant the Dean of the College of Public Health to consider an exception to this requirement.