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Home   • Education   • Research   • Service   MPH Degree   • Curriculum   • Admission Criteria ›››   • Student Resources   • Alumni   Faculty and Staff   Departmental Centers   • Public Health Practice   • Study of Health   • Health Informatics   • Clinical Effectiveness   Upcoming Events   • Health Policy Forum   • Spirituality SIG   • Outcomes Conference   Research News   Contact Information		The Cincinnati MPH Admission Criteria and Process We welcome your application to study public health at the University of Cincinnati. If at any point you have any questions regarding the admissions process, please feel free to contact us as described at the bottom of this page. Notice to All Applicants The University of Cincinnati MPH program is a new and developing program. The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the body which accredits academic programs in the United States, will consider programs for accreditation only after they have graduated their first class. However, consultations with CEPH on behalf of the University of Cincinnati MPH have already begun, and the degree's development is consistent with the standards for accreditation, which will be sought at the earliest appropriate time. Admissions Criteria  Acceptance to the master of public health degree will depend upon the admissions committee's review of the complete set of credentials submitted by each candidate. The admissions committee has identified the following as criteria for consideration for acceptance to MPH studies: The applicant must possess at least a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and have achieved a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of approximately 3.0 (all calculations are based on a 4.0 scale). Official transcripts of all colleges and universities must be submitted. These must be official therefore copies cannot replace official records from higher educational institutions attended. Official GRE scores, sent directly from the testing agency must be provided.  The University of Cincinnati MPH admissions committee seeks applicants with a minimum of 500 quantitative, 500 verbal and 4.0 analytical. (For applicants enrolled in or having graduated from an LCME-accredited medical school, MCAT scores may be substituted.) International students must take the TOEFL exam and submit official scores directly from the testing agency of a minimum of 580 (paper) 237 (computer) or 93 (internet) to be considered for the program. Applicants must submit a letter or brief essay (no more than three pages, double spaced) that will allow the admissions committee to assess their commitment to safeguarding and improving the public's health, and outlining how completing the MPH program is consistent with their career and life goals. Using the forms below, each applicant must submit three letters of recommendation: one which addresses his/her commitment to population health, one which principally concerns his/her work ethic, and one which comments upon his/her academic ability. The recommender should be asked to advise the committee in his/her letter which of these three topics he/she is addressing. All applicants recommended for admission will be interviewed prior to a final admissions determination. Admissions to the program is competitive, particularly in these developmental years when admitted classes will be smaller than those at program maturity. We anticipate that admitted students will possess credentials substantially in excess of those described above. Admissions Processes and Deadlines Program admission is available on a rolling basis. The deadline for completion of applications (including submission of all application materials and, if necessary, an interview) is one month prior to the beginning of the term for which the applicant is seeking admission. For example, for consideration for Fall enrollment the deadline would approximately be mid-August, for Winter enrollment it would be early December, and for Spring enrollment it would be late February. These deadline dates can be ascertained from the university's academic calendar. The steps of the admissions process are as follows: Fill out the online UC Graduate Studies application. If you do not have the Adobe Reader installed, please download and install it by clicking the icon below and following the instructions on the Web site. Once you have the Adobe Reader installed, proceed to Step 3.              Use the Adobe Reader to open the following PDF files. Complete the Supplemental Application Form, and complete Part 1 of the Recommendation Forms and forward them to your recommenders.            Supplemental Application Form            Recommendation Form Submit the Supplemental Application Form and the required essay, and arrange to have official copies of required scores, and transcripts of all post-secondary enrollments, submitted to:            MPH Program Admissions           Department of Public Health Sciences           PO Box 670840           University of Cincinnati           Cincinnati OH 45267-0840 Letters and/or forms (but not official transcripts or test scores) may be submitted electronically to the Program office by emailing them to Petra.Weaver@uc.edu or faxing them to 513.558.2744. Thank you for your interest in our developing MPH program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
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