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GSPH welcomes applications from all interested and qualified candidates. For a checklist of required application materials, please see below. Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Student Affairs if you have any questions. We hope to hear from you soon!

SOPHAS Applicants

All new applicants, with the exception of Non-degree, will apply through the online centralized application service for CEPH-accredited schools of public health.

1. Apply online through SOPHAS.
2. Pay application fee directly to SOPHAS.
3. Submit personal statement through SOPHAS.
4. Submit letters of recommendation directly to SOPHAS.
5. Submit official transcripts for ALL education directly to SOPHAS.
6. Submit official GRE scores to the Graduate School of Public Health code 4234, with no department code.
7. Submit official TOEFL scores (if applicable) to SOPHAS code 5688.

SOPHAS submits applications to the Graduate School of Public Health only after all required materials are received. Applicants who have submitted applications may track the status online at http://www.sophas.org.

Non-degree Applicants

Interested applicants may enroll in 12 credits of non-degree study before applying into a degree seeking program.

1. Apply online through ApplyYourself.
2. Pay application fee online or by check made payable to “University of Pittsburgh”
3. Submit brief statement explaining your area of interest.
4. Submit official transcripts for ALL education to GSPH Student Affairs.
5. Submit official TOEFL scores (if applicable) to the University of Pittsburgh institution code 2927, with no department code.

Current GSPH Students

Current students interested in transferring into another program or adding another academic program/certificate, and non-degree students interested in pursuing a degree-seeking program within GSPH must:

Email a brief statement including name, current program, details on the plans to transfer or add a program, and the term in which you would like to begin the program to the Admissions Manager, Karrie Presutti.

Current GSPH students submitting official GRE scores must send to University of Pittsburgh code 2927, with no department code.

Further instruction will be forwarded to you once the Admissions Coordinator receives your email of intent, depending on the departments’ requirements.

All Applicants — The Admission Review

Applicants to GSPH will be notified by email when their application is received and when it is complete. They will also be periodically emailed with the status of an incomplete application.
For prospective students with education outside the United States, the Office of International Admissions first reviews their applications. This review may take two to four weeks, after which the applications are forwarded for departmental review.

Review by departmental committees takes on the average four to six weeks. As soon as an application is returned to the Office of Student Affairs, the applicant will be notified of the admissions committee’s decision by mail.

Please Note: A departmental committee evaluates applications and makes a recommendation to the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. Admission is not final until the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs issues a letter of acceptance.

In the following circumstances, application materials will be kept for one year from the date the application was received and then be destroyed:
 

1. Application remains incomplete.
2. Application is not accepted.
3. Application is accepted, but applicant does not respond.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Student Affairs at 412-624-3088 or by email with questions regarding your application.