{"id":16287,"date":"2010-08-19T10:11:07","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T14:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=16287"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:25:06","slug":"bs-mph","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/sar\/programs\/public-health\/bs-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Science-to-Master of Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sidebar\">\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>For contact information, please visit the Sargent College <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/academics\/departments-programs\/health-sciences\/combined-bs-and-master-of-public-health\/\">website<\/a> and the School of Public Health <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/academics\/degrees-and-programs\/undergraduate-programs-in-public-health\/bachelor-of-science-and-master-of-public-health\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Bachelor of Science-to-Master of Public Health program, offered jointly by the <span>Sargent College of Health &amp; Rehabilitation Sciences<\/span> and the School of Public Health (SPH), is a blend of undergraduate experience and graduate professional study that leads to increased career opportunities in the field of public health. Public health is a diverse field that draws on expertise from many disciplines, including math, science, law, ethics, psychological and brain sciences, sociology, political science, and communications.<\/p>\n<p>Bachelor\u2019s-to-master\u2019s programs are linked bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree programs in which the two degrees are conferred sequentially. Students complete all degree requirements for the (128-unit) BS and all requirements for the (42-unit) MPH. Up to 12 units of graduate-level School of Public Health coursework completed in the final two years of undergraduate study may be applied both as elective units toward the BS and as units toward fulfillment of requirements for the MPH. Students will take a minimum of 30 units while enrolled as a master\u2019s student. Careful planning and full-time enrollment can result in students receiving both the BS and MPH after a total of five years of study, rather than the usual minimum of five-and-a-half years. Students may complete the MPH degree on a part-time basis if desired. The BS is awarded at the completion of all BS requirements; the MPH is awarded once students have completed all MPH program requirements.<\/p>\n<h2>Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n<p>Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/sph\/programs\/mph\/\">MPH Bulletin page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Students accepted to the BS-to-MPH program will be required to meet certain standards and undergo further review prior to entering the SPH for their final year of study. For their undergraduate major in Sargent, they must maintain the minimum GPA graduation requirement and\u202ffulfill all other requirements. Additionally, they must meet academic standards outlined in the SPH\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/sph\/policies\/academic-standing\/\">Academic Standing Policy<\/a> for all SPH courses. Upon completion of the BS degree, the student\u2019s overall record will undergo a review by the SPH staff, who will make the final decision regarding a full transition to the School of Public Health. This review may be referred to the SPH Admissions Committee.<\/p>\n<p>By the time of graduation from Sargent and as a condition of entry into SPH, students must have completed the following:<\/p>\n<h3>Foundations of Public Health &amp; Integrated Core Curriculum<\/h3>\n<p><strong>16 units of coursework, up to 12 of which may count toward the MPH.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>SPH PH 517 Quantitative Methods for Public Health (4 units) (prerequisite for MPH; does not count toward the degree)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>SPH PH 718\u202fLeadership and Management in Public Health (4 units)<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>SPH PH 719\u202fHealth Systems, Law, and Policy (4 units)<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>SPH PH 720 Individual, Community, and Population Health (4 units)<\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Admissions Information<\/h2>\n<p>Students applying to the BS-to-MPH program will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to public health as evidenced by their previous coursework, personal statement in the SOPHAS application, and past employment and extracurricular activities. Students in all Sargent undergraduate concentrations are eligible to apply for the BS-to-MPH program, provided they are not concurrently enrolled in another bachelor\u2019s to-master\u2019s program. Students pursuing an undergraduate minor in public health must drop that minor if they are accepted and choose to enroll in the BS-to-MPH program. Sophomore students have until June 1 (fall MPH application deadline) to submit their applications, and junior students have until December 15 (spring MPH application deadline) to submit their applications and may apply prior to taking any courses at the School of Public Health. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.20, and successful applicants will generally have a GPA above 3.50.<\/p>\n<p>Application to the bachelor\u2019s-to-master\u2019s program will consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Application Approval Form signed by the student\u2019s BS-to-MPH advisor.<\/li>\n<li>A completed SOPHAS application to the School of Public Health.<\/li>\n<li>An official Boston University undergraduate transcript.<\/li>\n<li>Three letters of reference, including two from faculty members at Boston University specifically addressing the student\u2019s capacity to do graduate-level work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Checklist for BS-to-MPH Students<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet with undergraduate BS-to-MPH Director to discuss application to the BS-to-MPH program.<\/li>\n<li>Complete required BS-to-MPH Application Approval Form and have the form signed by undergraduate BS-to-MPH Director.<\/li>\n<li>Submit completed application through SOPHAS by June 1 of sophomore year or December 15 of junior year.<\/li>\n<li>Request an official BU transcript be sent to the SPH Admissions office at the end of the term in which the application is made.<\/li>\n<li>If accepted, \u201cundeclare\u201d public health minor (if applicable).<\/li>\n<li>If accepted, schedule a meeting with the SPH Director of Undergraduate Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information regarding application and admissions requirements, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/education\/degrees-and-programs\/undergraduate-programs-in-public-health\/bachelor-of-science-and-master-of-public-health\/\">BS-to-MPH admissions requirements page<\/a> on the SPH website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact For contact information, please visit the Sargent College website and the School of Public Health website. The Bachelor of Science-to-Master of Public Health program, offered jointly by the Sargent College of Health &amp; Rehabilitation Sciences and the School of Public Health (SPH), is a blend of undergraduate experience and graduate professional study that leads [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2129,"featured_media":0,"parent":32261,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16287"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16287"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101683,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16287\/revisions\/101683"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}