Admission Requirements

Students must have completed a bachelor’s degree with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75 and apply for admission to the Graduate School with the classification of “Graduate Certificate.” To apply students must submit:

1. Transcripts of undergraduate degree program and any prior and/or current graduate study to Graduate Admissions.
2. An application and one-page letter describing their intent to pursue the certificate and its relevance to their career goals to the Academic Services Coordinator of the School of Public Health.
3. Two (2) letters of recommendation, including at least one from a current supervisor or leader.

Applicants for whom English is not their primary language are required to meet the University’s minimum required TOEFL score or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).  Acceptance into the certificate program is not an implied acceptance into any master’s degree program.

Program Requirements

Completion of four (4) courses (12 semester credit hours), as follows:

• HADM 7140 - Population Health Management ** Credit Hours: (3)
• HADM 7105 - Hlth Policy & Org Hlth Svs ** Credit Hours: (3)
• HADM 7110 - Leadershp/Org Chg in Hlth Care ** Credit Hours: (3)
• PUBH 7180 - Foundations of PUBH ** Credit Hours: (3)

Graduation Requirements

1. The student must complete all four (4) required courses with a minimum 3.0 (B) average in all courses.
2. All courses towards certification must be completed within eight years.

In the semester of graduation, the student must submit the Intent to Graduate Form to the Graduate School and a Graduate Certificate Candidacy form to the School’s Director of Graduate Studies by the deadline specified by the Graduate School.

Retention Requirements

Students in the graduate certificate must maintain at least a 3.0 (B) average in all courses.