Important Policies
Grade Point Average Registration Requirement
Immunization Requirements Student Health Benefit Plan
Program Completion Timeline Transfer of Credits
Probation FERPA
Grade Point Average
Cumulative GPA
Students must achieve a grade point average of no less than 3.0 (B) across their entire program to receive an M.P.H. degree.
Grading of Public Health Core Courses
Students must take all public health core courses for a letter grade (A-F). Students will be required to achieve a B- grade or better in each course taken on an A-F basis. Students may retake 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. Students should contact the faculty who taught the course for guidance on retaking the course
S/N Grade Option
M.P.H. students may take no more than 20% of their coursework on an S/N (satisfactory/non-satisfactory) grading basis, exclusive of those topics, seminars, and field experience courses offered only on an S/N basis.
Registration Requirement
If you do not register in the School of Public for one full year (12 months) then you will be discontinued in the registration system. Please contact the Major Coordinator to be re-activated in the registration system.
According to OSHA regulations, CDC guidelines, and University of Minnesota policy, Academic Health Center (AHC) students are required to have a health clearance as a condition of enrollment.
All immunizations must be complete and in compliance by your second term of registration.
More details and the downloadable Student Immunization Record form are available from Boynton Health Service.
All Academic Health Center students will be automatically enrolled in the University Sponsored Health Benefit Plan (SHBP). This plan provides easy, affordable coverage for the unique needs of AHC students. You can have the plan waived, if you are eligible. For more information, please go to the Boynton Health Services website or contact Boynton Health Service at 612.624.0627 or studins@bhs.umn.edu.
The maximum time allowed by the School of Public Health for completion of an MPH degree is seven (7) years. The seven-year period begins with the first term of enrollment after admission to the program.
A student may transfer up to 14 semester credits (or 1/3 of their MPH program) of graduate or professional credits taken at the University of Minnesota or at another college or university. Transfer credits may satisfy the public health basic curriculum or focus curriculum. Credits are eligible for transfer if:
- No credits older than five years from the date of the student’s matriculation will be accepted for transfer;
- A grade of “B” or better is required for each course requested for transfer credit, unless the institution uses only satisfactory and non-satisfactory, then a satisfactory grade is required; and
- All courses must be taken at graduate level and taken at an accredited graduate institution to be transferable.
Students seeking to transfer credits must complete a petition form and submit it to the Major Coordinator.
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.
Once the student’s cumulative GPA is raised to a 3.0 or higher, he or she will be taken off probation.
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. 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
