Health Policy and Management Admissions 4+1 Program
Admissions to 4+1 BS/MPH program.
In conjunction with the undergraduate Public Health Sciences degree program, the Health Policy and Management program offers a 4+1 bachelor of science/master of public health (BS/MP) degree program to eligible undergraduates. The program is rigorous and demanding and is designed to offer high-achieving undergraduate students a quick path to a terminal graduate degree. Students graduating from the program will have both a BS and an MPH degree, for a total of 162 credits.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Any Five College undergraduate student may apply to the program — eligibility for the Health Policy and Management program is not restricted to UMass Public Health Sciences students.
- Students interested in the 4+1 should have a minimum of 96 credits by the end of their junior year.
- Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
- Students are required to take 18 credits in both their junior and senior years; this includes two graduate courses for each semester of senior year.
- Students are required to have a minimum of 3 credits of an undergraduate public health internship. This should, ideally, be completed in the junior year
- Summer after graduation includes completion of the required MPH practicum and a graduate elective course.
- Application to the 4+1 program does not entitle student to enter the MPH program directly. As a senior, students will still have to apply formally to the Graduate School and comply with all application requirements as usual.
NOTE: Regular tuition does not cover summer requirements. Application is due by February 1 during the student’s junior year.
Students are required to submit a completed 4+1 program application, unofficial transcript, and two letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation should come from faculty or an internship/work supervisor. Completed applications should be submitted to Laura Attanasio.
Completed applications should be submitted using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ypa6a5xf.