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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Epidemiology Graduate Certificate*


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General Program Information


Graduate School Contact:
Stacie Hill; hillsr1@etsu.edu; 423-439-4302

Dr. Claudia Kozinetz, Graduate Coordinator & Department Chair
149G Lamb Hall
Box 70259
kozinetz@etsu.edu, 423-439-4449

Robert Pack, M.P.H., Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

College of Public Health

The Academic Health Sciences Center at East Tennessee State University
Box 70623
(423) 439-4243
e-mail:packr@etsu.edu
College website: www.etsu.edu/cph

The Epidemiology Graduate Certificate Program is a 15-credit-hour program designed to provide the learner with a basic understanding of the concepts of epidemiology used in public health practice. Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease, illness, and injury.

Admission to the Program

The criteria for admission to the Epidemiology Graduate Certificate Program include:

  1. A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.

  2. A minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Application materials which must be submitted to the School of Graduate  Studies include:

  1. an application;

  2. three (3) letters of recommendation; and

  3. official transcripts from all colleges attended.

All applications will be evaluated by an admission committee. Letters of recommendation are waived for applicants of the Tennessee Public Health Workforce Development Consortium.

Articulation Agreement


Students who have completed the Epidemiology Graduate Certificate and subsequently are admitted into the MPH with concentration in Epidemiology may have up to fifteen (15) of the certificate credits applied toward the degree program of study as long as the courses fall within the matriculation limits.

Core Requirements


Total Core Hours: 6 Credit Hours


Total Concentration Hours: 9 Credit Hours


If a student has previously completed one of the courses listed in the certificate program at another institution or in fulfillment of another degree at ETSU, the student should work with the academic advisor to choose an appropriate course to substitute for the certificate requirements.

Total Required Coursework Hours: 15 Credit Hours


Additional Information


A student may use a course from the following list to replace a required course previously taken at another institution or completed in fulfillment of another degree at ETSU.

Gainful Employment


*This is a Gainful Employment Program. For information about Gainful Employment programs, please see http://www.etsu.edu/gradstud/pdf/gainfulemployment1.pdf

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