The Early Admission Master's Program aims to attract academically gifted University of Pittsburgh undergraduates to a career in public health. The objective of the program is twofold: (1) to provide an incentive for gifted students to enter public health careers; and (2) to fill the workforce shortages of public health professionals. A curriculum consisting of five core public health areas will ensure that each student receives a broad education that will contribute to professional success. The diversity of prerequisites and the range of public health career specialties allow for virtually any undergraduate major.
The Early Admission Master's program recruits outstanding University of Pittsburgh undergraduates before their senior baccalaureate year. Students will be admitted before completing the bachelor's degree. They will have completed all of the requirements for their undergraduate major prior to admission to GSPH, except for 24 elective credits, which will be fulfilled by GSPH courses taken during the first year of full-time study at the GSPH. The bachelor's degree will be awarded at the end of the first year at GSPH.
Applicants must obtain written approval of participation in the Early Admission program from their undergraduate program, as well as confirmation that the undergraduate program will accept the GSPH courses taken as fulfillment of the remaining undergraduate requirements.
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the Early Admission Master's Program must meet the school wide and program admission prerequisites. These applicants will be outstanding and motivated students whose performance will not be affected by the loss of one baccalaureate year.
Department | Program | Admission Requirements |
MPH |
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Biostatistics | MPH or MS |
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Environmental and Occupational Health | MPH or MS |
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Health Policy & Management | MHA |
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Please note that applicants to the MHA Program are strongly encouraged to have completed one economics course in partial fulfillment of the GSPH requirements for six credits in the social and behavioral sciences. | ||
Human Genetics | MPH or MS |
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Infectious Diseases and Microbiology | MPH or MS |
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