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Admissions Requirements
Public health degree programs, like all other University graduate
degree programs, operate within the broad policies and specific
regulations established by the Graduate Division. Accordingly,
public health degree candidates should inform themselves of
all applicable academic requirements in the current University
of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Catalog. The Catalog is
available online
or may be purchased at the University Bookstore. Regulations
and procedures governing admission to the Graduate Division
at the University of Hawai‘i are subject to change without
prior notice. Please consult the most current Catalog before
applying for admission.
An applicant for admission must hold or expect to hold a
bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or
university or its equivalent from a recognized institution
of higher learning (see international credentials in the Graduate
Admissions Application & Information Brochure and/or
visit the Graduate
Admissions website for detailed information). The standards
of the degree in question must be equivalent in both the distribution
of academic subject matter and the scholarship achievement
requirements to those maintained at the University of Hawai‘i.
Professional degrees, such as the MD, DVM, and DDS, that are
equivalent in depth to a U.S. bachelor’s degree also
qualify an applicant for consideration.
Applicants to the DrPH program must have either a master's
degree in public health or a graduate degree in an allied
profession. Current UHM MPH/MS students who will be applying
to the DrPH program should contact OGSAS
prior to applying.
At a minimum, the applicant needs to demonstrate above average
academic performance (B average or its equivalent) for his
or her undergraduate course work and for any post-baccalaureate
or graduate course work.
Please note that meeting the minimum admissions standard
does not guarantee admission.
OPHS Documentation for Admission
All applicants must submit the following (see How
to Apply for specific instructions)
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1. |
A completed Graduate Admissions
Application |
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2. |
A completed Department of Public Health
Sciences application (this includes the applicant's Statement
of Objectives and three letters of recommendation) |
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3. |
The $60 application fee |
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4. |
An official transcript from each post-secondary
institution attended |
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5. |
Official Graduate Record Examination (General
Test) scores (see How to Apply
> GRE for details) |
In addition, select applicants may be required to submit
the following:
Selection and Notification
Completed applications are reviewed by the department faculty.
An admission decision is generally reached through comparison
of the relative merits of all applicants and the availability
of faculty to guide the student in his/her area of interest.
Selection is made without regard to the applicant’s
age, sex, race, creed or national origin.
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