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Fall 2013 Admissions Deadlines

Admissions offices recommend submitting all materials as soon as possible since applications can take 3 to 4 weeks to process.
      

General Guidelines

Applicants to the College of Public Health for the Doctoral degree program in Epidemiology must apply to both the Graduate School and to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.  Please see the two step process outlined below.

Applications are only considered after both the Graduate School and secondary applications are complete. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all materials are submitted on a timely basis.

There are no formal criteria for admission as regards grade point average (GPA) or standardized test scores. In general, successful applications will have maintained a 3.0 GPA in college and scored in the upper 50^th percentile on the standardized tests. Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in mathematics, including calculus, and the sciences.

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: 8345) http://www.gre.org
• Three letters of recommendation
• In addition, applicants are strongly encouraged to have their references also complete the ETS/PPI (see http://www.ets.org/Media/Products/PPI/flashTour/ETSPPI.html for details). There is no additional fee for those who completed the GRE.
• Application for Georgia residence status (if claiming legal residence in Georgia)
• Application deadlines for the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics may differ from the general deadlines of the Graduate School. Deadlines for the current year may be found above.

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
• Application deadlines for the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics may differ from the general deadlines of the Graduate School. Deadlines for the current year may be found above.

Please mail any Step 1 materials to:

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

For specific questions about UGA Graduate School policies phone numbers are available at http://www.grad.uga.edu/contacts_specific.html.

2: Secondary Application to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics:

• Departmental Application
• 3 letters of recommendation (collected via Graduate School Application)
• Standardized test scores (GRE, GMAT, MCAT, etc.) (submitted to Graduate Admissions)

Once the application is complete at the Graduate School, it will be forwarded to the Department for its review. The Admissions Committee meets from January through April each year to make decisions regarding admission and assistantships. Final decisions of the Admissions Committee are sent to the Graduate School who, in turn, will formally notify applicants of the decision. For applicants who are accepted to the program, a follow-up letter of acceptance is sent from the Department with details about assistantships, matriculation, etc.

Handbooks

• Handbook Ph.D. Epidemiology  (See online material)

Questions

doctoral@uga.edu