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2016-2017 University Catalog
Bachelor's Degree (any)/Public Health, Accelerated MPH
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Unit: Global and Community Health
College: College of Health and Human Services
Highly qualified undergraduates in any major may apply to the accelerated Public Health, MPH . If accepted, and depending on their undergraduate major, students will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in their chosen major and the Public Health, MPH after satisfactory completion of 156 credits. See AP.6.7 Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Degrees for policies related to this program.
Students in an accelerated degree program must fulfill all university requirements for the master’s degree. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see the AP.6 Graduate Policies section of the catalog.
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Application Requirements
Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Admissions section of this catalog. For information specific to the accelerated MPH, see Application Requirements and Deadlines on the departmental web site.
Applicants to the accelerated MPH program must have completed at least 75 credits that apply to their undergraduate degree (with at least 24 credits completed at Mason) and no more than 90 credits. The students will submit an application form (available at the department website), career goal statement that includes a declaration of their desired concentration within the MPH, and two letters of recommendation (one of the letters must come from a Department of Global and Community Health faculty member).
Applicants must complete the following courses prior to submitting their application:
Accelerated Option Requirements
While undergraduate students, accelerated master’s students complete two of the courses listed below. A minimum grade of 3.00 must be earned in each course. Students must maintain a minimum GCH of 3.00 in all coursework and in coursework applied to the major (or with permission of the graduate program director). Upon completion and conferral of the undergraduate degree in the semester indicated on the application, they submit the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form and are admitted to graduate status.
As graduate students, accelerated master’s students have an advanced standing. Students must begin their master’s program the semester immediately following conferral of the undergraduate degree.
Choose two from the following:
Reserve Graduate Credit
Students may take up to 6 additional graduate credits, to be chosen from the courses listed above that they have not already applied to their undergraduate degree, as reserve graduate credit. These credits do not apply to the undergraduate degree. To apply these credits to the master’s degree, students should use the Bachelor’s/Accelerated Master’s Transition Form.
The ability to take courses, including ones not listed above, for reserve graduate credit is available to all high achieving undergraduates with the permission of the department. Permission is normally granted only to qualified Mason seniors within 15 hours of graduation. See AP.1.4.4 Graduate Course Enrollment by Undergraduates in the AP.1.4. Special Registration Procedures section of the catalog.
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