Admission to Program
Students interested in this pathway must first obtain advising and permission from their undergraduate department prior to discussions with the M.P.H. advisor.
After completing approximately 60 hours of undergraduate coursework, students will apply to take 4 graduate courses prior to formal admission to the M.P.H. program. This application process will add them to the Double Dawgs Pathway no later than fall of Year 3, although formal advising should begin sooner. Students need to have a recommended 3.5 GPA to apply to take graduate courses.
Curriculum
Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.
EPID 7010 - Introduction to Epidemiology I (3 credit hours)
EPID 7020 - Introduction to Epidemiology II (3 credit hours)
EPID 7410 - Principles and Methods of Field Epidemiology I (3 credit hours)
EHSC 7010 - Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science (3 credit hours)
Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:
The M.P.H. is a non-thesis professional degree. Students are required to fulfill all Epidemiology M.P.H. program requirements, a six credit hour M.P.H. Internship (PBHL 7560) and three credit hour capstone project (PBHL 7800). Graduate credit hours must total 44 or more.
Admission to Graduate Program
Students will formally apply to the M.P.H. program in the spring of Year 4. They will begin registering as full time M.P.H. students in summer of Year 4.
Students need to have a recommended 3.0 GPA to apply to the M.P.H. program.
Students must take the GRE or MCAT no later than early spring of Year 4, in order to be considered for admissions in the M.P.H. program by the April 15 deadline.
GRE recommended scores are 50th percentile or above in quantitative, qualitative, and analytic portions of the exam.
MCAT recommended minimum scores should mirror the average for the state.
Students must complete all EPID graduate course and fieldwork before they can obtain the M.P.H.