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We achieve this by training graduate students to become skilled leaders and professionals who can make an impact locally, nationally, and globally. Our curriculum equips future healthcare professionals with essential competencies, expertise, and perspectives required to perform public health evaluations, design programs, implement initiatives, assess outcomes, and conduct applied research that meets community needs.
A distinctive feature of our Master of Public Health Program is its focus on serving the ethnically and economically varied populations of California's San Joaquin Valley. Through community health improvement, we uphold values of academic excellence, professional integrity, advocacy, inclusivity, and scholarly inquiry. Our program's mission is to foster healthier communities by implementing sustainable public health approaches that promote diversity, health equity, and address systemic disparities.
The program prioritizes service to underserved counties and state organizations while creating career pathways for both current students and alumni of the Master of Public Health program.
Employ a competency-focused curriculum design and assessment framework to accurately measure students' public health understanding, abilities, and professional mindset.
Guarantee that every MPH graduate is ready to take on leadership positions in public health and health education environments.
Admission to the MPH program is a two-phase process. The first phase requires that a candidate meet the graduate division requirements for admission to the university, and the second phase is the admission to the MPH program. Applicants are required to complete the department application.
A. Admission to the university: A candidate must have achieved an under graduate GPA of 2.5 on the last 60 units and submit official copies of university transcripts, and scores on the GRE.
B. Admission to the MPH program: Candidates for admission to the program will be selected based on the following:
Academic ability and preparation as demonstrated by: (a) 3.0 GPA in the major.
English language Score: TOEFL – 80 iBT, or IELTS – 6.5, or Pearson’s Test of English - 53, or iTEP – 4.5. Application Deadlines: Fall - April 1.