Requirements

All applicants must complete the required online application, including the personal statement, and the CBHP application checklist. Applicants must meet Graduate School requirements plus the following program requirements to be considered for admission:

1. A baccalaureate degree in a related field. At least one statistics course is preferred for admission. A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 (A=4.00) preferred.
   *While a completed master’s degree in public health or the social and behavioral sciences is encouraged, a master's degree is not a prerequisite for admission. For those applicants without a master’s degree in a relevant field, most successful candidates will have work, research and/or volunteer experiences that contribute to career development in community health and health promotion.
   
2. Submission of scores on the General Test portion of the Graduate Record.
   
3. Examination; test taken within last five years. Submit scores to Public Health, code 0616 or to the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School.
   *While there is no minimum GRE score requirement, strong quantitative, verbal and writing skills are critical to successfully completing the program. Admitted candidates will typically score above 500 (153 revised test) in verbal reasoning, 600 (148 revised test) in quantitative reasoning and 4.5 in analytical writing.
   
4. Three letters of recommendation, which should address potential for achievement in a graduate program in public health from an academic as well as personal standpoint.
   *At least one letter must be from a university faculty member.
   
5. Submission of a writing sample and a current resume.
   

Applicants are encouraged to review the research interests of the faculty and contact those who are of interest.

For international applicants whose native language is not English, the UW- Milwaukee Center for International Education website provides English Language Proficiency Requirements including required TOEFL or IELTS scores, and students who attended an international university must also pay an additional fee for evaluation of international transcripts.

A select group of the most qualified candidates will be invited to participate in an interview process. In person interviews or internet-facilitated interviews (Skype, etc.) will be required for finalist candidates prior to admission.

Overview

Students entering the program will be trained at the graduate level in health promotion and behavior change from a public health perspective. Focus areas of coursework and research include maternal, infant, and child health, adolescent health, teen parents, health disparities, obesity, nutrition, food security, HIV and STDs, adolescent health, substance abuse, mental health, and built environment. Students will also have exposure to other key areas of public health (environmental health, epidemiology, biostatistics, and policy and administration), which allows them to be integrated into the broader public health profession upon graduation.

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