Cornell students in this Four-One Program earn a bachelor’s degree from Cornell College and a master’s degree from the University of Iowa, College of Public Health (CPH). Students take one (three semester hours or 0.75 Cornell credits) undergraduate online course, Fundamentals of Public Health, offered by the CPH during the spring of their sophomore year or junior year. This course will transfer back to Cornell at 0.75 credits. Students must receive advanced approval from Cornell’s Academic Standing Committee prior to taking the first course if taken during their sophomore year.
Students will apply to the CPH during the spring of their junior year at Cornell. Students must have completed 20 Cornell credits with at least a 3.25 GPA. After acceptance into the graduate program, students will complete three online courses (nine semester hours or 2.25 Cornell credits) during their senior year at Cornell. A total of 3 credits may be transferred back to Cornell; however, only two of these credits can be counted toward the minimum of 31course credits required for a Cornell degree (see Credit by Transfer - Post-Matriculation Transfer Credits, Cornell Academic Catalogue).
Candidates for admission to the CPH must satisfy the requirements set forth under “Degree Programs in Combination with Professional Schools.” Admission is competitive and requires at least a 3.25 GPA, a letter of application including a statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, and GRE scores. Applications are reviewed by the MPH program admissions committee and Cornell’s Academic Standing Committee.
After graduation from Cornell, students will complete two semesters at the CPH, and the MPH will be completed by the spring or summer of the final year of the program, year five. Students can complete their MPH in the subtracks of epidemiology, community and behavioral health,or occupational and environmental health.
The MPH degree program provides training in the core disciplines of public health,epidemiology, biostatistics, community and behavioralhealth, occupational and environmental health,and health policy. Program graduates work in a variety of health-related sectors including governmental,non governmental,and non-profit organizations. They are epidemiologists, biostatisticians, policy makers, administrators,program planners, evaluators and environmental specialists,to name a few specialty areas. In additional,students wanting to continue on into graduate programs in the provision of health services such as M.D.,D.O.,P.T.,D.V.M.,D.D.S.,and M.S.N. may find this program useful.
Program Advisor: Mark Kendall, Associate Director of Dimensions
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