Required Documentation (all items are required regardless of GPA or GRE scores):
Completed SOPHAS application (requires the following):
GRE Scores. All applicants must take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or have taken an equivalent admissions examination within the five years preceding application.
Equivalent exams include the GMAT, MCAT, DAT or PCAT.
LSAT is not accepted in lieu of the GRE.
Although there are no required minimum scores, the applicants GRE score will be compared to the applicant pool and the national GRE norms.
Applicants who have a terminal degrees such as the PhD, ScD or EdD, and those with advanced professional degrees (MD, DDS, DO, DVM, JD, PharmD, DPT) from accredited institutions and who are individually licensed in the United States in their profession may request to waive the GRE (https://usfhealth.box.com/s/ievl84vasytoc20u3s9xsw59r44fdiyk). The GRE waiver is not automatic and must be approved by the College of Public HealthGrade point average of 3.0
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Resume or curriculum vitae
Each applicant must submit at least two formal Letters of Recommendation. .
Each applicant must submit evidence of written/analytical skills to the College of Public Health which will take two-forms:
A graduate level term paper, thesis, or research paper of which the student is the sole author, publication on which the student is the first author, and
A detailed personal statement of less than five pages that describes why the applicant wishes to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Public Health.
A bachelor's degree from an approved regionally accredited institution (or international equivalent).
Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) in one of the following ways:
o All completed undergraduate coursework
o All completed graduate coursework
Minimum test scores required to determine proficiency are: IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL (iBT – 79, PBT – 550)