MPH in Public Health

You must have already earned or be in the process of earning a 4-year bachelor’s degree.

Official transcripts for ALL colleges and universities attended, whether or not credit was earned or the program was completed. These transcripts go directly to SOPHAS. Learn how to send your official transcripts to SOPHAS. Send a World Education Services (WES), Inc course-by-course transcript evaluation for all international academic credentials. Copy of diploma/degree received listing the date it was obtained if this information is not on your transcript. If your diploma is not in English, please also submit a diploma translated into English. Unofficial copies of your transcripts will suffice for the UMD Terpengage or UMD Supplemental application. If you are accepted into the program, you will need to submit official transcripts to the UMD Graduate School (even if you submitted official transcripts to SOPHAS).

The three letters of recommendation(LOR) are submitted by the recommenders themselves. In the recommendation section in SOPHAS or in TerpEngage, you will enter the name and email address of each recommender and send them an invitation. Recommenders will then receive an automated invitation to complete the recommendation.

Guidance: This section is intended to give you, as the applicant, the opportunity to discuss how your lived experiences, including those outside of your academic experiences, resulted in a positive outcome that helped prepare you for this stage in your life. This section is not intended to compel the applicant to share traumatic experiences. This section is intended to encourage the applicant to share positive outcomes from lived experience(s). Instructions: How has your personal experience(s) in at least one of the areas listed below positively impacted your ability to succeed in the academic program you are applying for? Prompts: Community involvement and/or service Engagement in leadership roles, facilitating change, and/or mentoring Overcoming social, economic, educational, or physical barriers Length: 100 - 300 words per prompt If you are submitting your application to a SOPHAS program, you will be required to submit a second copy of the Personal Experience Prompts responses to your UMD Supplemental application.

Upload a PDF copy of your current resume or curriculum vitae.

Your statement of purpose (SOP) should be approximately two pages, double-spaced. Your statement should address: Personal, academic and professional background that led you to public health and the specific academic program you are applying for Interest in the particular department and degree/concentration you are applying to Public health topics of interest (aligned to the academic program you are applying for) How the degree/program at the University of Maryland School of Public Health will help you to achieve your long-term career goals

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