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
| Fall Semester (Semester 1) | Credits | Spring Semester (semester 2) | Credits |
| Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework | 15 | Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework | 15 |
| Semester Total | 15 U | 15 U | |
| Running Total | 15 U | 30 U |
Second Year
| Fall Semester (Semester 3) | Credits | Spring Semester (Semester 4) | Credits |
| Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework | 15 | Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework | 15 |
| Semester Total | 15 U | 15 U | |
| Running Total | 45 U | 60 U |
- Make an appointment with the U2G program staff by the spring semester of this year
Summer
| Summer | Credits |
| Gen Ed/Electives/ Major Coursework | 6 |
| Semester Total | 6 U |
| Running Total | 66 U |
Third Year
| Fall Semester (Semester 5) | Credits | Spring Semester (Semester 6) | Credits |
| Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework | 15 | Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework | 15 |
| Semester Total | 15 U | 15 U | |
| Running Total | 81 U | 96 U |
- 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
| Summer | Credits |
| CPH:5100 Intro to Public Health (MPH Core course) | 3 |
| Gen Ed/Electives/Major Coursework | 3 |
| Semester Total | 3 U / 3 G |
| Running Total | 99 U/ 3 G |
Fourth Year
| Fall Semester (Semester 7) | Credits | Spring Semester (Semester 8) | Credits |
| Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework | 12 | Gen Ed/Electives/Major coursework | 9 |
| CBH:5220 Health Behavior and Health Education | 3 | CBH:4105 Intro to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (MPH Core course) | 3 |
| CBH:6205 Designing and Implementing Interventions | 3 | ||
| Semester Total | 12 U / 3 G | 9 U / 6 G | |
| Running Total | 111 U/ 6 G | 120 U/ 12 G |
- Fourth year tuition will be Undergraduate in Fall, Graduate in the Spring. Bachelor’s degree conferred in Spring
Summer
| Summer | Credits |
| BIOS:4120 Intro to Biostatistics | 3 |
| Semester Total | 3 G |
| Running Total | 15 G |
Fifth Year
| Fall Semester (Semester 9) | Credits | Spring Semester (Semester 10) | Credits |
| EPID:4400 – Epidemiology I (MPH Core Course) | 3 | HMP:4000 – Intro to the US Healthcare System (MPH Core Course) | 3 |
| OEH:4240 Global Environmental Health (MPH Core Course) | 3 | CBH Electives | 9 |
| CBH Courses/Electives | 6 | ||
| Semester Total | 12 G | 12 G | |
| Running Total | 27 G | 39 G |
Summer
| Summer | Credits |
| CPH:7000 MPH Practicum Experience | 3 |
| Total | 3 G |
| Running Total | 42 G |