Accelerated Master of Public Health

The Accelerated Bachelor's to Master’s in Public Health program prepares qualified students for graduate work leading to both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Public Health.

Application to the Accelerated M.P.H. Degree Program

An applicant for the Master of Public Health under the Accelerated Master's path must be a University of Arkansas undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in Public Health (Pre-PBHLBS or PBHLBS), and must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.25 when applying. Applications are accepted the fall of the student’s junior year (i.e., fifth semester) or during the semester in which they will complete at least 75 credit hours of coursework.

• Applications for spring semester are due by Oct. 15.
• Applications for fall semester are due by March 15.

Admission is competitive, and all prospective students who apply through the Accelerated Master's program are evaluated by the Public Health Program faculty using a variety of factors including GPA and resume/curriculum vitae. GRE scores are not required to apply to the M.P.H. program through the Accelerated Master's path.

Courses Completed during the Final 3 Semesters

Accelerated Master's students may take up to 15 hours of graduate coursework — 5000 and 6000-level coursework — in the last three academic regular semesters (fall and spring) of their undergraduate degree that will be counted toward both the B.S. and M.P.H. degrees.

Upon completion of the B.S. degree (including the graduate courses), the Accelerated Master's students who have at least an average 3.0 GPA in PBHL graduate courses will be accepted by the program faculty into the Public Health M.P.H. degree program after admittance into the University of Arkansas Graduate School.

The University of Arkansas Public Health degree programs are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. "CEPH assures quality in public health education and training to achieve excellence in practice, research and service, through collaboration with organizational and community partners."