Master of Public Health

• Overview
• Specific Program Requirements
• Current Class Schedule
• ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION

Admission Requirements and Application

An undergraduate GPA of at least 2.85 (on the last 60 semester units or 90 quarter units) is required for admission to SDSU (international students must have a GPA of at least 3.0). The average GPA for students enrolling in the GSPH is 3.2.

GRE scores (general test only) must be submitted by all applicants. Minimum acceptable GRE scores are 450 on the verbal section and 550 on the quantitative section. We do not have a minimum acceptable score on the analytical section. The average GRE score for students enrolling in the GSPH master's programs is 1100 on the combined verbal and quantitative components.

Health Services Administration applicants may submit either GRE or GMAT scores. Applicants holding an advanced degree (master's degree or higher) from a college or university that is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools may be exempt from the GRE requirement. If you have received an advanced degree, contact Brenda Fass-Holmes at (619) 594-4492 to see if you qualify for an exemption of the GRE requirement. The exemption does not apply to graduates of foreign institutions. All applicants who are graduates of foreign institutions are required to submit GRE scores.

In addition to the above requirements, all prospective students must meet the requirements for admission with classified graduate standing by the University. Please see the admissions section (.pdf, 161 kb) of the online catalog.

Application

Applicants for the MPH and MS programs are strongly encouraged to submit all application materials as early as possible, and by no later than March 1 for fall semester consideration or October 1 for spring semester consideration. Please contact Brenda Fass-Holmes at (619) 594-4492 for further information if you are interested in spring semester admission. The final filing dates are May 1 for fall semester admission, or November 1 (October 1 for international students) for spring semester admission. Although we will make every effort to process all applications submitted by the final filing date, please note that we may not have space available to accommodate applications received or completed after March 1/October 1, regardless of the applicant's qualifications.

Applying to this program is a two-step process:

1. San Diego State University Graduate Application*
   Apply to the University with the application fee of $55.00 payable by credit card, debit card, or check. Send official GRE results (general test) forwarded by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to SDSU, Institution Code 4682, Department Code 0000.

     Online SDSU Graduate Application

   Send one official (sealed) transcript from all postsecondary institutions attended to:

   Enrollment Services
   Graduate Admission Document Processing Unit
   San Diego State University
   San Diego, CA 92182-7416
   

2. Graduate School of Public Health Application
   This application is available online as an Adobe Acrobat pdf document. The "Application Instructions and Checklist" sheet provides detailed information on submitting your application and supporting materials. Click on the following link - you may then save or print the application.

     Graduate School of Public Health Application (.pdf, 785 kb)

* Environmental Health applications must have completed General Biology, General Chemistry, and a Lecture Course in Organic Chemistry.

** International applicants, please use the International Student Application. The TOEFL test score is required if postsecondary instruction is in a language other than English. TOEFL scores are sent to Admissions and Records, Institution Code 4682, Department Code 0000.