Applying to Public Health Programs
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Admission factors
Admission factors may vary among the wide variety of public health programs, but in general, competitive applicants will have:
- Strong academic background, usually with a GPA of 3.0 or above
- Experience/exposure to public health issues through community service, academic study, study abroad, and/or student organization involvement
- Ability to express in their application and interviews why an advance degree in public health is necessary for their career goals
Application Procedures
Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) is the centralized application service for public health programs that allows students to:
- Apply to 31 out of the 40 accredited schools of public health
- Access a directory of programs
- Learn about the degrees offered and requirements
- Register their letters of recommendation writers
- Write personal essays/statements for specific programs
Although the University Academic Advising Center (UAAC) provides a recommendation file service, applicants applying through SOPHAS should use the SOPHAS letters service and not the UAAC service.
