The combined undergrad to grad program makes it possible for students to earn an Undergraduate degree and an MPH in Community and Behavioral Health in five years. Benefits of pursuing the combined degrees include:

• Time to completion is five years instead of six.
• Apply course credit to both programs
• Saves an average of $10,000 in one year of tuition and fees
• Become eligible for grad assistantships in the spring semester of year 4
• Gain skills in the critical areas needed by employers
• Increase opportunities for career advancement

Admissions

Students are required to have a 3.25 GPA at time of application and at 3.00 GPA at time of entry into graduate standing. For more information, please visit the application process page.

Coursework and Deadlines by Year

You must take CPH:1400 Fundamentals of Public Health in either fall or spring by Year 3.

 Year 1

• Undergraduate coursework

Year 2

• Undergraduate coursework

Year 3

• Undergraduate coursework
• Must complete 80 semester hours of undergraduate coursework by the end of the fall semester to be eligible to apply.
• GPA of 3.25 or higher
• Take GRE exam by Jan. 15.
• Apply by February 1st for fall admission

Year 4

• Complete bachelor program
• Take up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework
• Semester 1 – pay undergrad tuition
• Semester 2 – pay graduate tuition, and become eligible for grad assistantship

Bachelor’s degree conferred

Year 5

• Complete graduate coursework

Master’s degree conferred

Sample Plan of Study Undergrad to MPH in CBH

First Year

Second Year

• Make an appointment with the U2G program staff by the spring semester of this year

Summer

Third Year

• Must have 80 SH and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 by the fall semester of application in order to apply to the MPH program. Additionally, GRE must be taken no later than January 15 of third year
• Students apply for the MPH program by February 1 of their third year

Summer

Fourth Year

• Fourth year tuition will be Undergraduate in Fall, Graduate in the Spring. Bachelor’s degree conferred in Spring

Summer

Fifth Year

Summer