Important Policies
Grade Point Average Registration RequirementImmunization Requirements Student Health Benefit Plan
Program Completion Timeline Grading Policy
Probation FERPA
A cumulative GPA of 3.0 in coursework applicable to the Public Health Medicine (PHM) program is required to be awarded the MPH degree.
PHM students are encouraged to register for a required course at least one term in an academic year to maintain their active status. Students must register for at least one course during the term for which they are admitted. If more than two terms pass without registration, please contact the Major Coordinator to have your status reactivated.
PHM students are required to fulfill the AHC immunization requirements. Information on these requirements is available here.
All Academic Health Center (AHC) students will be automatically enrolled in the University Sponsored AHC Student Health Benefit Plan (SHBP). This plan provides easy, affordable coverage. The plan may be waived if you are eligible.
The AHC-SHBP fee provides coverage for the entire semester. The fall 2007 coverage dates are August 21 through January 15.
There are two levels of coverage offered, please see Coverage of Benefits for more information. A summary plan benefit chart is available here. The cost ends up being approximately $192 per month, or, if using the on-campus Boynton Health Services option*, $254 per month.
*This option (which includes lower pharmacy co-pays, free unlimited preventive care, and excellent dental care) requires payment of the Student Services Fee (SSF), which, as a PHCert-CC student you are not necessary charged. You can request to pay it; the fee is $324.10. For more information on the benefits provided by the SSF, click here.
Contact information for the Student Health Benefit Plan office is:
Student Health Benefit Plan Office
Boynton Health Service
Minneapolis, MN 55455
e-mail: studins@bhs.umn.edu
Phone: 612-624-0627
Fax: 612-626-5183
The maximum time allowed by the School of Public Health for completion of the PHM program is seven years. The seven-year period begins with the first term of matriculation to the PHM program. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs reviews petitions for extension of the seven-year period in consultation with the Major Chair. Written documentation of the agreement is kept in the student’s permanent file. Contact the Major Coordinator for details and appropriate paperwork.
Courses designated as part of the public health core must be taken for a letter grade (A-F). Students will be required to achieve no less than a B- grade in each core course. Students may retake public health core courses at their own expense until they achieve a grade of B- or better. However, a retaken course may be counted only once toward degree requirements in the student’s study plan.
Requirements described above are effective for students matriculating in the fall 2005 term and thereafter.
Students are expected to advance steadily towards graduation. Student’s records are reviewed at the end of each semester to determine whether satisfactory progress is being made towards their degree.
The Major Coordinator will provide written notification by the middle of each term to students whose cumulative GPA is less than 3.0 at the end of the preceding semester term (excluding incompletes) that they are on probation and that they must maintain a minimum term GPA of 3.0 for each subsequent term. Students must achieve letter grades (incompletes are unacceptable while on probationary status). This written notice must inform the student that the GPA must be raised to a minimum of 3.0 to be removed from probationary status and to be awarded a degree.
Students on probationary status who do not receive at least a 3.0 term GPA for each subsequent term will be dismissed from the program. Once the student’s cumulative GPA is raised to a 3.0 or higher, he or she will be taken off probation.
Students who have been dismissed and are interested in reapplication to the School are allowed to do so 12 months after the original admission term and year. The dismissal becomes part of the reapplication and is considered in any admission decision. Note that any courses taken for graduate credit during this 12-month period cannot be transferred in to a program should the student be readmitted.
For more information, please contact your Major Coordinator.
The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of student education records.
A student may request suppression electronically by visiting the One Stop website at www.onestop.umn.edu, clicking on the “Personal Information” quick link and choosing “Directory Suppression” from the drop-down Menu.
Please be aware that the following information is public information, unless the student has requested non-disclosure (suppress).
- Name
- Address
- E-mail address
- Telephone number
- Dates of enrollment
- Enrollment status (full/part time, not enrolled)
- Major
- Adviser
- College
- Class
- Academic awards and honors
- Degree received
Students have two options for directory information suppression:
1. Suppression of address and phone information -- If this option is chosen, address, e-mail and telephone number information will not be released to third parties and name will not appear in University directories.
2. Suppression of all directory information -- If this option is taken no information pertaining to attendance will be released.
Non-Public (Private) Information
Information other than directory information is not public and may not be released except under certain prescribed conditions. Non-releasable information includes:
- Grades
- Courses taken
- Schedule
- Test scores
- Advising records
- Educational services received
- Disciplinary actions
- Social Security Number
- Student ID Number
Students' Rights
Students have the right to:
- Inspect and review information in their educational records
- Request a correction to their record
- Suppress the release of Directory Information
- View a copy of the institutional policy
File complaints with:
U.S. Department of Education
Family Policy Compliance Office
600 Independence Av SW
Washington, DC 20202
