Admissions

Who should apply?    

Individuals who want skills to:

• Influence policy and public opinion on health issues
• Develop and evaluate innovative community-based programs to prevent disease and injury
• Work with communities, health departments, and non-profit organizations and policymakers to create healthy living and working environments
• Work on issues related to specific population, including youth and disadvantaged populations

Individuals who:

• Have diverse backgrounds, including those trained in basic sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and the humanities
• Want an M.P.H. degree
• Plan to pursue a Ph.D. degree in social and behavioral epidemiology at the University of Minnesota
• Have met the prerequisites listed below before admission

Prerequisites for Admission:

• Baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college or university
• College-level courses in the following areas:
• Social and behavioral sciences (at least 3 coureses)
• Quantitative methods/statistics (1 course)         

Preferences for Admission:

• One year of paid or volunteer experience in a public health, social service, or community setting
• Strong personal statement indicating why applicant is interested in pursuing a community health education degree
• Compatibility of interests with program faculty
• GPA of 3.0
• Combined GRE (verbal, quantitative) score of 1,000 and analytical writing score of 3.5
• TOEFL score of 600/250/100 for international applicants
• Strong reference letters

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Application Deadline:

•  Priority: December 15
•  Final: April 15

 Admissions Decisions:

•  Application reviews begin mid-December
•  Applicants notified about decision approximately six weeks after completed application is received