The following materials are required from all applicants:
- A completed West Chester University Graduate School online application.
- In the online application, you will be asked about your academic and employment history.
- Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited
in the United States or its equivalent from a school in another country.
- One official copy of your academic records (transcripts) from every college and university attended (except West Chester University). Each official transcript
should be sent directly to you in the enclosed envelopes or your own No. 10 envelope.
Make sure the envelope is marked "transcripts." The envelope should be sealed with
the registrar's name signed across the seal. Do not open the transcript envelope. If the seal has been broken, the transcript is no longer official and will not be
accepted.
- A minimum 2.80 undergraduate GPA is required for admission. Provisional acceptance
may be possible under some circumstances for applicants who do not meet this standard.
- Requirements to resolve academic deficiencies are to be met prior to registering for
graduate courses. Individual departments may have more rigorous requirements.
- A written statement of your professional goals should be inserted into the online
application. Note: This statement is critically evaluated by Department of Public
Health Sciences faculty. It should be a sample of your best professional writing and
at the minimum it should include the following information:
- Which of the MPH Concentrations (Community Health, Environmental Health, or Health
Care Management) you intend to pursue
- How your academic and/or professional background prepares you to study within your
chosen MPH Concentration
- Why you are choosing this particular MPH Concentration and how you anticipate it will
help you reach your professional goals
- Two letters of recommendation from persons who know you in an academic or professional
capacity.
The applicant is responsible for assuring that all necessary materials are received
by the The Graduate School by the recommended application deadlines. (All application
materials become the property of West Chester University and may not be returned or
forwarded to another institution.) West Chester University's policy for graduate admissions
includes that the highest possible grades/test scores do not guarantee admission to
graduate school, nor do low grades/test scores automatically disqualify a candidate.
Our policy is a wholistic approach that is no applicant should be admitted unless
we expect that applicant to do well enough to graduate and have no serious academic
problems.
While the Department of Public Health Sciences accepts applications at any time, space
must be available in the program. A student's ability to schedule desired courses
may be impacted by the timing of application processing.
Note: Graduate admission decisions are made using a variety of criteria including
the undergraduate grade point average, letters of reference and an applicant's goal
statement. Individuals who have questions about their admissibility are encouraged
to contact the Graduate School or the MPH Program Director.
