Office of Admissions
FAQs
The Fall 2009 application is available through the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) at www.sophas.org.
The application deadline for the Occupational and Environ...
The application for admission may be found at the Schools of Public Health Application Service at www.sophas.org. The Fall 2009 application for admission will be available beginning Monday, Sep...
You can submit your applications to the following address:
SOPHAS
P.O. Box 9111
Watertown, MA 02471-9111
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Yes. Please contact the Office of Admissions at 617-432-1031 or at admisofc@hsph.harvard.edu. We are open Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm. ...
Please see information regarding transcripts and marks sheets at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/administrative-offices/admissions/application-requirements/transcripts-and-marks-sheets/index.html. ...
The minimum TOEFL score is 587 on the paper-based test, 240 on the computer-based test, or 94-95 on the Internet-based TOEFL. The minimum IELTS score is 7.0. We do not have a minimum GRE score require...
For the GRE, go to www.gre.org. For the TOEFL, go to www.toefl.org. For the IELTS, visit www.ielts.org. ...
Foreign transcripts must be official...i.e. in a sealed/stamped envelope from the university or institution's registrar or records office. They must also, in addition to the original language, con...
If you are an accepted international student and not a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S., you must obtain a visa to study at HSPH. This must be an F1 or J1 visa. If you are not receiving your ...
A complete breakdown of our tuition and fees is available from Student Financial Services. Please visit http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/administrative-offices/student-financial-services/tuition-fees/ ...
Financial Aid at the School of Public Health can come from a variety of sources. Some departments have training grants offering students full tuition plus a stipend. Through need- and merit-based prog...
Financial Aid applications can be obtained by visiting the Student Financial Services web site http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/administrative-offices/student-financial-services/. If at any time you are un...
Harvard faculty and staff, employees of Harvard-Affiliated hospitals, HSPH alumni and certain other Boston-area public health professionals may register for a maximum of 10 credits per semester as non...
You can apply online by visiting www.sophas.org. The Fall 2009 application will be available by September 1, 2008. Please visit our admissions website for more specific information on the application ...
Applicants should report their GRE general test and TOEFL scores to the Harvard School of Public Health's institution code, which is 3456.
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Applicants may submit the Dental Admission Test (DAT) if they have been awarded a degree from or are currently enrolled in a graduate-level dental degree program at an accredited dental school. Applic...
No, international applicants who have not taken the MCAT as a requirement for admission to a medical school may not submit results from the USMLE. Those applicants must submit scores from the G...
Many international test centers will no longer offer the computer-based test. Applicants in affected countries should plan to take the paper-based test no later than October. This is the only paper-ba...
You may request an enrollment deferral for one year by submitting a statement to the admissions office requesting the deferral and the reasons for the deferral. Approval of a deferral is generally at ...
HSPH does not accept credit for coursework completed at another institution. ...
All applicants to the Harvard School of Public Health are required to submit official scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Because of the preferences of the admissions committees, ...
No. Applications received or incomplete after the deadlines will not be considered for admission. ...
The Harvard School of Public Health offers programs leading to the graduate degrees of Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science (SM) in a public health discipline, Master of Occupational Healt...
At this time, the School of Public Health does not offer any distance or Internet-based degree programs. We do offer a part-time, non-residential program in Health Care Management for physicians and d...
Currently, we offer a joint MD/MPH and a joint JD/MPH degree program. The MD/MPH program is for current medical school students. Applicants apply at the beginning of their third year of medical school...
Yes, students enrolled at the School of Public Health may enroll in courses offered by one of the other Harvard faculties, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or Tufts Fletcher School of Law an...
The Master of Science (SM) programs differ considerably from department to department. In general, the SM programs are eighteen-month (four-semester, 80-credit) programs and are intended for applicant...
Applicants to the DPH degree program must have, or be in progress toward, an MPH degree, in addition, candidates must hold an advanced degree in a basic public health discipline, similar to the requir...
The master's degree programs offered at HSPH are considered terminal degrees for individuals who seek professional positions in public health though a few departments view the SM...
The MPH program is geared toward professionals who hold a doctorate degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, law, or other fields related to public health, or a master's degree in nursi...
Beginning with students entering in Fall 2007, 42.5 credits are required to complete the MPH program.
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Some departments DO require or prefer applicants to have relevant work experience. Applicants should refer to the department overviews in the Official Register/Catalog (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/reg...