MPH Admissions Information

MPH Admission Requirements:

Application - All applicants must submit the online admissions application available through the Schools Admissions Office, which includes the submission of a:

• Curriculum vitae (CV) or resume
• Personal Statement

Application instructions are available on the admissions website. (At this time, JHSPH is not participating in SOPHAS).

Transcripts - Transcripts are required from each academic institution attended beyond high school.**(Important note for International Applicants below!)

Three letters of recommendation are required - Recommendation forms are provided in the online application materials.

Standardized test scores - Official scores of the GRE, MCAT, GMAT, or LSAT are required of all MPH applicants. Applicants who have an advanced degree beyond the baccalaureate (BA or BS) may elect to have their application reviewed by the MPH admissions committee without a standardized test score.  Applicants who do NOT have quantitative courses listed on their academic transcripts are STRONGLY ADVISED to take a standardized test. Applicants who do not clearly demonstrate quantitative skills (e.g., successful completion of university-level math courses on academic transcript(s) or a solid score in the quantitative section of a standardized test) are generally not admitted into the program.  Finally, applicants who request to have their application reviewed without a standardized test score may significantly reduce their chances of being awarded a scholarship.

Coursework - All applicants are required to have successfully completed at least one college-level course in each of the following areas:

• Mathematics (e.g., calculus, algebra, statistics)
• General biology
• Health-related science (e.g., nutrition, microbiology, anatomy or physiology), OR another biology course

English Language Proficiency - Applicants from countries in which English is not the primary language must submit official scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum TOEFL score of 250 on the computer-based test, 600 on the paper-based, or 100 on the Internet-based test is required for admission into the MPH program. Applicants from this list of countries are required to submit TOEFL scores. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores with a minimum score of 7.0 are also acceptable.

Experience - A minimum of two years of full-time post-baccalaureate health-related work experience is required of all applicants who have not earned a doctoral degree. This requirement may be waived for applicants to the MPH combined degree programs (except for the combined MPH/MBA degree, which does require the two years of health-related work experience).

Application Fee - There is a non-refundable online application fee of $45.

All hard copy materials (such as transcripts) should be mailed to the following address:

Admissions Office
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 N. Wolfe Street, Suite E1002
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 955-3543

**Important Note for International Applicants regarding Academic Transcripts:

All academic transcripts from institutions outside of the US, must be evaluated by a US-based external credentialing service.  Since this process takes weeks to process, PLEASE START THIS PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Some of the most frequently used credentialing agencies are:

AACRAO
oies@aacrao.org
202-293-9161 x 6660

ECE
eval@ece.org
414-289-3400

WES
212-966-6311

When you contact the {credentialing organization} you choose you should request a course-by-course evaluation.

Application Deadlines

February 1: June start in Baltimore for part-time/Internet-based format

August 1: November start in Barcelona, Spain, for part-time/Internet-based format

September 1: January start in Baltimore for part-time/Internet-based format

December 1: July start in Baltimore for full-time format

Note: Applicants who miss an admissions deadline may still get started with coursework by taking classes as a non-degree seeking student. These credits will apply to the degree, once admitted into the program.

Tuition and Fees

2009-2010 Tuition:
Full-time tuition (12+ credits): $9,780 per term
Part-time tuition (<12 credits): $815 per credit

For tuition purposes, students registered for 12 or more units are considered full-time.

Admission Deposit* is $600

*$500 of the admission deposit that is paid prior to arrival will be credited toward the $500 matriculation fee upon beginning the program.