Public Health

Bachelor of Science and Master of Public Health 5 year program at Boston University offered jointly by Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and the School of Public Health.

The program is available to Sargent students who are majoring in all of the concentrations except for the combined BS/MSOT and BS/DPT degree programs. This dual degree program requires 5 years of full time study to acquire a Bachelor of Science degree in one of the specified concentrations at Boston University Sargent College and the Master of Public Health degree in any one of the concentrations at the Boston University School of Public Health.

Up to sixteen credits of graduate level School of Public Health course work will be completed in the last two years of undergraduate study and applied to both the BS and MPH degrees. At the completion of the BS degree requirement (128+ credits) at Sargent College the Bachelor of Science degree will be awarded. At the end of the 5th year (32+ additional credits of SPH coursework) the Master’s in Public Health degree will be awarded.

Students may apply for admissions to the MPH program at the completion of their sophomore year at Sargent College and with permission during their junior year. There will be no graduate course pre-requisites for entering students. Application to the dual program will consist of a completed application, undergraduate transcript for 4 semesters and 3 letters of reference including one from the Sargent College Dean’s Office.

Qualified students will be conditionally accepted to the MPH program. Students in the program must maintain the GPA and other degree requirements for their particular BS major at Sargent College. They will be expected to achieve a grade of B or better in each of the six SPH core courses. Students who meet that standard will be automatically matriculated into the MPH program should they wish to complete their master’s degree. Students who do not meet the standard will be considered for full matriculation on a case-by-case basis.

For more information about the Boston University School of Public Health, visit their web site at http://www.bumc.bu.edu/sph/.