Overview
The Harvard Chan School does not accept transfer credits from other academic institutions. However, students who have taken equivalent courses at another School of Public Health may petition to waive or substitute a requirement. All MPH-45 and MPH-65 students must still fulfill the 45/65 (respective of program) credit minimum requirement in order to graduate.
When
Students requesting to waive or substitute a requirement should submit petitions to the MPH-OEP Office before the Fall/Fall 1 add/drop deadline for required fall courses and before the Spring/Spring 1 add/drop deadline for required spring courses. For dates, see the academic calendar.
How / Who to Contact
This process is different depending on which required course the student would like to waive or substitute.
- To request to waive ID 100: Foundations for Public Health, please contact ID100@hsph.harvard.edu. Only students with a prior bachelor’s in public health or master of public health from a CEPH-accredited school or program are eligible to waive ID 100.
- For waivers of the biostatistics and epidemiology core requirements, please submit the waiver of core courses form and supporting documentation.
- For all other waivers/substitutions, please contact the MPH-OEP Office at mph@hsph.harvard.edu.