Graduate Certificate in Public Health
Graduate Certificate in Public Health
The Graduate Certificate in Public Health curriculum of 12 credits provides students with foundational graduate-level coursework in public health.
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Public Health, students will be able to:
Demonstrate their knowledge in the five core areas of public health - biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, health services administration and social and behavioral sciences
Apply their knowledge and skills to solving public health problems
Completion of the certificate is excellent preparation for continuing in the (MPH) degree.
Key Dates
The deadline to apply is:
Nov. 1 for spring semester admission
April 1 for summer semester admission
July 1 for fall semester admission
Certificate Details
The certificate is made up of four core public health courses, for a total of 12 credits. Students must complete each course with a grade of B or better in order to receive the certificate.
Courses are:
PHS 504: Behavioral Health Intervention Strategies (3 credits)
PHS 520: Principles of Biostatistics (3 credits)
PHS 550: Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
PHS 571: Health Services Organization and Delivery (3 credits)
See full course descriptions on LionPath.
Certificate coursework may be transferable to the Penn State degree program. Certificate program students who wish to have their certificate courses transferred toward the Penn State MPH degree must and be admitted to the Penn State MPH degree program. Admissions as a certificate student neither guarantees nor implies subsequent admission to a degree program.
All certificate candidates are considered non-degree students. Up to 12 Penn State course credits acquired as a non-degree certificate candidate may be applied toward fulfillment of graduate degree requirements.
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For admission to the certificate program, an applicant must hold either:
a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. regionally accredited institution; or
a postsecondary degree that is equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree earned from an officially recognized degree-granting international institution.
International applicants must have a tertiary (postsecondary) degree that is deemed comparable to a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree.
This degree must be from an officially recognized degree-granting institution in the country in which it operates.
Additionally, all international applicants must meet the Graduate School’s English proficiency requirements.
Complete the application and submit materials online to the Graduate Certificate in Public Health at the Hershey campus via the The Graduate School at Penn State.
In addition to the application, you must submit:
Uploaded copy of transcripts from all colleges/universities who granted a degree
Two letters of recommendation
Resume/CV
Statement of purpose or rationale for seeking the graduate certificate
Do not send transcripts or other material directly to the program.
The Graduate Certificate in Public Health is a program of the Penn State College of Medicine .
Email: PennStatePublicHealth@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Phone: 717-531-1502.
