The request to establish early entry option for Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) and Master of Health Administration (MHA) programs

Date: October 17, 2013
To: College of Health and Human Services
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: September 26, 2013
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum CommitteeGraduate Council
Implementation Date: Fall 2013

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

Catalog Copy

Proposed new catalog text MSPH Early Entry Option

[UG Catalog – position within BSPH copy – after last paragraph of program summary/prior to pre-public health section]

[Grad catalog – position, following the basic admissions requirements section/before degree requirements section within the MSPH section]

Early-entry into the MSPH (Master of Science in Public Health) program

Exceptional BSPH students (or those pursuing a related baccalaureate degree concurrent with the Public Health minor) selected for the early-entry program begin graduate coursework in their senior year. The MSPH Early-Entry program is accelerated; that is, up to twelve credit hours may be taken at the graduate level and double counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students may leave the program with their baccalaureate degree, or they may complete the remaining coursework required to earn the MSPH. Students pursuing the early entry option can reduce the time needed to earn both degrees by one semester.

Early entry admissions requirements

Applicants to the MSPH Early-Entry program must: 1) have junior standing at the time of application (and have completed at least 75 hours by the proposed entry semester); 2) be enrolled in the BSPH (upper division) major OR enrolled in a related major and the public health minor; and 3) have at least a 3.20 overall GPA and a minimum 3.5 GPA from at least 12 hours in the Department of Public Health Sciences (HLTH) by the end of the fall semester prior to starting the early-entry program. Early-entrance applicants submit a full graduate application, including scores of the Graduate Record Examination.

Accepted early-entry students have provisional graduate admission pending the award of the baccalaureate degree and must complete their undergraduate degree requirements by the time they have completed 15 hours of graduate work.

Interested students should consult with the MSPH Program Coordinator about their eligibility for this program.

Proposed new catalog text MHA Early Entry Option

[UG Catalog – position within BSPH copy – after the MSPH early entry text]

[Grad catalog – position, following the basic admissions requirements section/before degree requirements section within the MHA section]

Early-entry into the MHA (Master of Health Administration) program

Exceptional BSPH students (or those pursuing a related baccalaureate degree concurrent with the Public Health minor) selected for the early-entry program begin graduate coursework in their senior year. The MHA Early-Entry program is accelerated; that is, up to twelve credit hours may be taken at the graduate level and double counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students may leave the program with their baccalaureate degree, or they may complete the remaining coursework required to earn the MHA. Students pursuing the early entry option can reduce the time needed to earn both degrees by one to two semesters.

Early entry admissions requirements

Applicants to the MHA Early-Entry program must: 1) have junior standing at the time of application (and have completed at least 75 hours by the proposed entry semester); 2) be enrolled in the BSPH (upper division) major OR enrolled in a related major and the public health minor; and 3) have at least a 3.20 overall GPA and a minimum 3.5 GPA from at least 12 hours in the Department of Public Health Sciences (HLTH) by the end of the fall semester prior to starting the early-entry program. Early-entrance applicants submit a full graduate application, including scores of the Graduate Record Examination.

Accepted early-entry students have provisional graduate admission pending the award of the baccalaureate degree and must complete their undergraduate degree requirements by the time they have completed 15 hours of graduate work.

Interested students should consult with the MHA Program Coordinator about their eligibility for this program.