General Program Information
Graduate School Contact:
Alondra Robbins; robbinsad@etsu.edu; (423) 439-4302
Deborah L. Slawson, Ph.D., R.D., L.S.N., Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health
College of Public Health
318 Lamb Hall
Box 70674
(423) 439-4332
e-mail: slawson@etsu.edu
Jennifer Hunt, Lecturer
MPH Coordinator
College of Public Health
Office 51M Lamb Hall
(423) 439-6135
Email: mphcoordinator@etsu.edu
Faculty: Katie Baker; Joel Hillhouse; J. Mikki Johnson-Maczka; Mary Ann Littleton; Rob Pack; Aimee Rowe; Deborah Slawson; Jodi Southerland; Michael Stoots.
The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in Community Health is a professional degree that offers competency-based preparation for public health practice in population-focused health education and health promotion. It prepares practitioners who can develop, implement, and evaluate community-based interventions and work to establish effective collaborative organizational and community partnerships.
The Department of Community and Behavioral Health offers the M.P.H. concentration in Community Health. For information on M.P.H. concentrations in other areas see the departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Environmental Health, or Health Services Management and Policy.
Program Admission Requirements
Applicants to this program are required to use the online Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) which can be accessed at https://www.sophas.org. The College of Public Health begins reviewing applications in early September and will continue to review applications through the month of May. However, the College of Public Health only admits for the following fall semester.
The priority application deadline is February 1st (for early admissions decision, consideration for Graduate Assistantships, and Tuition Scholarships).
The final application deadline is June 1st.
Admission to the graduate program in public health is based upon scholarship, letters of recommendation, and evidence of potential for success in a graduate program, including:
- A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75;
- Satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). *NOTE: When applying through SOPHAS, please use the ETSU College of Public Health GRE code: 7333.
For additional information, please contact the office of the graduate coordinator or the respective graduate program housing your concentration of interest.
The following exemptions may be made for GRE scores:
- Applicants who have earned a master’s degree, medical degree or doctoral degree in the health sciences, or other applicable field from a regionally accredited U.S. institution are not required to submit GRE scores; and
- Official scores from the GMAT taken within the last 5 years may be submitted in lieu of the GRE.
The exemption does not apply to graduates of foreign institutions. All applicants who are graduates of foreign institutions are required to submit GRE scores.
For additional information, please contact the MPH Program Coordinator, mphcoordinator@etsu.edu. You may also contact the respective graduate department housing your concentration of interest.
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