Program
The Health Services Administration program and the Master of Public Health program in the Dornsife School of Public Health offer an accelerated dual degree option. Participants can earn both a BS degree in Health Services Administration and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in five years.
Students in this accelerated, dual degree program apply to the graduate Masters of Public Health Program during the fall quarter of their junior year. They then follow the same application procedures as other applicants, including being interviewed by the graduate faculty. (Any student who does not meet the entrance requirements of the graduate program will be able to complete the fourth year of the Health Services Administration program and receive a BS degree.)
Students in the Master of Public Health program complete 56.0 graduate quarter credits to meet the requirements of the master's program. The accelerated, dual degree program represents an acceleration of only the undergraduate portion of the student's curriculum.
Admissions
In this accelerated dual degree program, students participate in the Health Services Administration program for three years (nine academic quarters and one co-operative experience). After three years of undergraduate study students begin their graduate studies in the Master of Public Health program. Nineteen (19.0) quarter credits from the first year of graduate study will be credited toward completion of the students' Bachelor of Science degrees. After the successful completion of the first year of graduate study, students receive their BS. When students successfully complete the remainder of their graduate studies (typically one additional year), they will receive the MPH degree.
Students in this accelerated, dual degree program apply to the graduate Masters of Public Health Program during the fall quarter of their junior year. They then follow the same application procedures as other applicants, including being interviewed by the graduate faculty. (Any student who does not meet the entrance requirements of the graduate program will be able to complete the fourth year of the Health Services Administration program and receive a BS degree.)