Application Information
Deadline
The application deadline is January 15. Late applications will be reviewed on a space available basis.
Applications are only considered for Fall semester admission. There are no Spring semester admissions.
Where to Apply
Click here to go to the University at Buffalo Interactive Graduate Application Site.
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Where to Mail Supplementary Information
Supplementary information that cannot be provided on the Interactive Graduate Application site, such as letters of reference, should be mailed to:
MPH Program
School of Public Health and Health Professions
University at Buffalo
Stockton Kimball Tower, Rm. 104
3435 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
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Admissions Requirements
Applicants are required to select their concentration area (biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health behavior, or health services administration) upon application to the MPH program. Following are the admission requirements for each concentration area. Click here for brief descriptions of each of these areas. Additional information about these fields of study can be found at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Health Behavior, and the Department of Biostatistics sites.
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Requirements Checklist
- Bachelor's degree with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.000 (B grade) or above.
- Beginning with Fall 2009 admissions, all applicants to the MPH program will be required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The only exception will continue to be for persons with
an MD, PhD or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited American
university.
The GRE must have been taken within 5 years of application to the MPH program. It is preferred that applicants have a GRE combined verbal and quantitative score of 1050 or better.
Please note! We will accept only paper-based GRE scores from applicants from the following countries: Korea and the Republic of China including Hong Kong.
The codes for the GRE are: 2925 University, 0616 Public Health.
The following exceptions to taking the GRE are in effect only for Fall 2008 admissions. Starting with Fall 2009 admissions, all applicants will need to take the GRE with the exception noted above. The MCAT or other similar professional school admissions tests are not accepted as substitutes for the GRE with the exceptions listed below.
Students applying to the MPH/JD collaborative program may substitute the LSAT for the GRE. Students who are not accepted into the JD program or if accepted do not matriculate into the JD program would need to take the GRE.
Students applying to the MPH/MBA collaborative program may substitute the GMAT for the GRE. Students who are not accepted into the MBA program or if accepted do not matriculate into the MBA program would need to take the GRE.
Students applying to the MPH/MD collaborative program apply during the second year of medical school and can substitute the MCAT for the GRE.
- Official transcripts.
- Two references - preferably at least one should be from a former faculty person who can address your academic record.
- Personal statement of career goals.
- The application fee is $50.00
- Foreign applicants: TOEFL examination completed within two years of enrollment with a minimum acceptable score of 600 on the paper-based test, 250 on the computer-based test, or 100 on the internet-based test; or demonstration of proficiency in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The required minimum IELTS score is 7.5 overall (6.5 for Biostatistics Concentration). The IELTS score must be dated within two years of the time the student will enroll. Only the official original IELTS score report is acceptable; photocopies are not acceptable.
- Biostatistics concentration only: Students who do not have at least two semesters of successful course work in calculus will be required to take additional courses in mathematics before being admitted. Prior course work in advanced calculus and statistics is desirable, but not essential.
- Highly recommended are:
- One general biology course;
- One health related science course (e.g., anatomy, microbiology, or physiology);
- A college level mathematics course (e.g., calculus or statistics; calculus is preferred for students concentrating in epidemiology) and at least two years of high school algebra - see note "8" above for biostatistics concentration calculus requirement;
- One year of college level chemistry;
- Two courses in behavioral sciences, including a course in sociology or social psychology, and a course in subjects such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, political science, or economics; and
- A basic computing course
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