Master of Public Health: Application Process

General Guidelines

Applications are considered in their entirety before making admission decisions. In general, the following minimum test scores are recommended:

• Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (on a 0- to 4-point scale).
• GRE test score of 1000 for verbal and quantitative sections combined.

The application process to The University of Georgia requires two steps:

Step 1: Application to the Graduate School

• Graduate School online application: http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/admissions/requirements.html
• Application processing fee
• Two official transcripts/academic records from each institution where a degree was conferred
• Official GRE scores sent by the testing agency (UGA institutional code for ETS reporting: 5813) http://www.gre.org
• Letters of recommendation (part of the online application)
• Application for Georgia residence status (if claiming legal residence in Georgia)

International Applicants - additional information needed:

• Official TOEFL or IELTS scores sent by testing agency http://www.TOEFL.org
• Certificate of Finances (COF) form
• Visa Information

Please mail any Step 1 materials to:

Graduate Admissions
320 E. Clayton Street, Suite 400
Athens, GA 30602-4401

Step 2: Application to the MPH program:

• MPH Application 
• CV or Résumé 
  

Please mail CV or Résumé to:

MPH Program Coordinator
College of Public Health
N 123 Paul D. Coverdell Center
Athens, GA 30602-7396

Deadline - February 15, 2008

The application deadline for Fall 2008 is February 15, 2008.