Admission

The selection of community health students is based on several criteria. To qualify for admission, an applicant must meet the general University admission requirements at the graduate level. In addition, the School of Community and Environmental Health requires:

1. Two letters of recommendation from teachers, supervisors, and/or employers.

2. Evidence of a basic foundation of undergraduate courses in the life sciences, behavioral sciences, and social sciences with a minimum 2.80 grade point average. If it is determined that a student is deficient in one of these three general foundation areas, he or she may be required to take additional course work prior to admission or to enroll in undergraduate course work to strengthen the foundation area.

3. A satisfactory Graduate Record Examination (GRE) aptitude score.

4. Work experience or voluntary participation in a health related agency or program will be evaluated as part of the students admission package.  Students can be admitted who do not have work or volunteer experience, however.  Students without experience will be required to produce a portfolio of health related volunteer or work experiences that they have acquired during their time in the program.

5. A career-goals paper. This paper asks the applicant to discuss his or her career goals and the relationship of the community health graduate program to those goals. This paper is evaluated by the faculty of the school for the applicant's ability to present a clear sense of professional purpose, as well as his or her ability to write a concise and grammatically acceptable paper.