We highly encourage students interested in completing a bachelor of arts in public health at the University of Minnesota to attend an information session. Information sessions will focus on admissions requirements, college support and resources, and suggestions on future registration. Students are required to attend an information session before meeting individually with a SPH academic advisor.

Access a full listing of these sessions, along with joining instructions.

We welcome your questions at sph-ugrad@umn.edu.

• SOC 1001
• PUBH 1202
• Statistics (one of the following or acceptable transfer course)
  • BIOL 3272
  • EPSY 3264
  • PSY 3801
  • SOC 3811
  • STAT 3011
  • STAT 3021
• Biology, Anatomy, or Physiology (one of the following or acceptable transfer course, or AP credit)
  • ANAT 3001
  • BIOL 1009
  • BIOL 1951 and BIOL 1961
  • PHSL 2041

To be eligible to apply to the Public Health BA cohort, a student must have:

• 39 completed credits
• 3.0 preferred cumulative GPA, 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA
• At least two prerequisites must be completed at the time of application, with at least three complete by the end of the Spring term.
• Students applying from outside the UMN – Twin Cities: It is preferred to have the public health prerequisite completed at the time of application. If it is not completed by the end of Spring Term, admitted students must take it with their other public health coursework their first semester in the program.
• Students applying from within the UMN – Twin Cities: Successful completion of the Public Health prerequisite (PUBH 1202 or 3001) is expected.

If you are applying to change colleges or add an additional degree/major major to pursue the Public Health BA:

1. Talk with your current academic advisor to discuss your plan.
2. Review the transfer requirements and deadlines, and consider how this may affect your timely graduation and/or financial aid.
3. Complete the correct form
    If you are applying to change colleges or add an additional degree: Complete the Undergraduate Change of College & Additional Degree Application.
   If you are currently pursuing a BA degree and would like to add the Public Health BA as a second major: Complete the Public Health BA Application Fall 2026.

Priority Application Deadline: February 1.

University of Minnesota transfer admissions requirements.

• Strong grades in the prerequisite courses.
• Essays that reflect a strong understanding of the field of public health and the areas within it that you’d like to explore.
• If there is an element of your application that you believe would benefit from additional context (lower than anticipated grades, extenuating circumstances, etc.), please provide that in the “Comments or additional context for your application” section.