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

• Time to completion is five years instead of six.
• Saves one year of graduate tuition and fees
• Become eligible for graduate assistantships in the second year
• Gain skills in the critical areas needed by employers
• Increase opportunities for career advancement
• Graduate coursework may count toward total undergraduate hours

Admissions

Students are required to have a 3.5 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 3.5 or higher
• Take GRE exam by Jan. 15.
• Apply by February 1st for fall admission

Year 4

• Complete bachelor program
• Take up to 15 credit hours of graduate coursework

Bachelor’s degree conferred

Year 5

• Complete graduate coursework

Master’s degree conferred

Admissions

Students are required to have a 3.50 GPA at time of application and at 3.00 GPA at time of entry into graduate standing. The program is only available to University of Iowa undergraduate students. For more information, please visit the application process page.

Sample Plan of Study

First Year

Summer

Second Year

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

Summer

Third Year

• Must have 80 SH and a 3.5 GPA by fall in order to apply to the MPH program. Additionally, GRE must be taken no later than Dec 1 of third year.
• Students apply for the MPH program by February 1 of their Junior 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