Requirements for the Master of Public Health

The degree requires successful completion of 16 units: 14 core requirements and 2 rotating special topics. Students are required to complete the degree requirements with an average GPA of 3.0 or higher in order to graduate.

Students can complete the degree in full-time or part-time status. Students needing to complete the program in part-time status should consult with their faculty advisor to develop a suitable course sequence.

Continuation toward MPH Degree

Once degree candidacy has been granted, a student is expected to complete all degree requirements within six years. All courses to be counted in the degree must be taken within the six-year period prior to granting the degree.

Grades of D and F are not used in meeting graduate degree requirements but are computed in the cumulative grade average. Students can repeat a course a maximum of two times. Inability to pass a course after two times will result in eligibility for dismissal from the MPH program. The majority of courses in the MPH program are offered once per year and failing a course may result in a delay for time to degree completion.

No more than two courses with C grades, or a maximum of two (2) units of C grades, may be counted toward a degree, subject to program approval.

Students will be responsible for securing transportation to Applied Practice Experience sites and obtaining and adhering to any requirements of the site (e.g. vaccinations, CPR certification).

Degree Requirements

  • PH 601 Foundations of Public Health
  • PH 602 Introduction to Biostatistics
  • PH 603 Healthcare Systems & Policy
  • PH 604 Health Disparities and Marginalized Populations
  • PH 605 Qualitative Research Methods
  • PH 606 Fundamentals of Epidemiology
  • PH 607 Program Development & Evaluation
  • PH 612 Advanced Biostatistics
  • PH 622 Health Campaigns: Behaviors & Education
  • PH 620 Environmental Health
  • PH 623 Global Health
  • PH 624 Special Topics
  • PH 624 Special Topics
  • PH 630 Public Health Professionalism and Ethics
  • PH 633 Applied Practice Experience
  • PH 634 Integrative Learning Experience