• Recommendation letters are required to be professional, typed on letterhead, and signed by the evaluator. 
• Recommendation letters should speak to relevant academic achievements, work, research experience, and applicable leadership, communication, teamwork, and analytical competencies.
• SOPHAS requires that applicants enter three evaluators names, but will consider the application complete once two recommendation letters are received.

When submitting your Statement of Purpose it should be unique to the concentration in which you are applying to. Your statement is intended to give you the opportunity to submit a tailored narrative which will describe your education, experience and professional career objectives. Statements must be original and 1-page minimum.

Your personal statement should describe your:

• Interest in public health
• Reasons for choosing your program of study and/or concentration
• Reasons for interest in the University of Cincinnati
• Previous accomplishments and future career goals

• All non-U.S. transcripts must be evaluation by World Education Services (WES). Applications that have a pending Foreign Evaluation will be considered incomplete, and will not be sent for review.
• Applicants completing their final semester of their undergraduate degree will be required to re-send their final official transcript showing that their degree has been completed directly to SOPHAS if admitted into the program.

Proof of English proficiency is required of all applicants who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and who were educated in a country where the official national language is not English.  To learn more about this requirement, please visit the English Language Proficiency requirements determined by UC's Grad School.

• Spring Semester 2024 ELP Score Minimums: 
  
  • IELTS - 6.5
  • TOEFL - 80
  • Duolingo - 110

• Fall Semester 2024 ELP Score Minimums: 
  • IELTS - 7
  • TOEFL - 90
  • Duolingo - 115

SOPHAS charges $140 for the first program you apply to and $50 for each additional program. 

Once a SOPHAS application has reached “Verified” status the applicant’s information is automatically transferred to the UC Graduate School. The applicant then receives an e-mail link from the UC Graduate School to pay their supplemental application fee. 

• $65 U.S. applicant fee
• $70 International applicant fee

Applications are not considered complete until official transcripts and/or a WES evaluation have been received, official English proficiency scores have been received (if applicable), and the applicant has paid their UC Graduate School application fee. Completed applications that are sent for review are notified via e-mail through the UC Graduate School application portal within 2-3 weeks.