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Undergraduate Degree Program

BA IN PUBLIC HEALTH ADMISSIONS PROCESS

The UIC School of Public Health now offers a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health. The BA in Public Health is a junior entry program in which students will acquire an array of skills that can be applied to many forms of inquiry, analysis, scientific and moral reasoning, and practice. Students interested in pursuing the BA in Public Health will complete 60 hours of prerequisite course work at UIC or another college or university and then if admitted to the program, an additional 60 hours of major course work. Applications are accepted for fall admission only. Admission to the program is selective and completion of the prerequisite course work does not guarantee admission. For a broad overview of the admissions process, please review the information below or download our Application Checklist.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission into the Bachelor of Arts in Public Health program is competitive and dependent on the availability of space. Students must meet the following:

(1) Successful candidates will typically have a cumulative GPA of 2.75/4.00 or higher.

(2) Evidence of successful completion or pending completion before matriculation of the minimum 60 semester hours of general education prerequisite course work outlined on the Prerequisite Self-Evaluation Form below. This course work reflects the completion of PUBH 100, PUBH 110, and PUBH 120 or equivalent courses* with grades of B or better in each.

(3) For Fall 2013 admission, the program will consider applicants who have not yet completed PUBH 110 or their full foreign language sequence who submit a written Request for Prerequisite Exception with their application. Students who are admitted to the program without PUBH 110 completed, must enroll in PUBH 110 during their first semester in the School of Public Health and a earn B grade or higher in order to continue in the program.

(4) Transfer students from other colleges or universities who will not have completed the prerequisite course work requirements for the BA in Public Health prior to their desired term of admission to UIC, may apply for admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) and indicate their desire to follow the Pre-Public Health advising track. If admitted to LAS, students can then complete the remaining prerequisites in preparation for applying as an inter-college transfer student to the BA in Public Health. Please note that completion of degree requirements for the BA in Public Health will still take a minimum of two additional years once admitted to the School of Public Health due to the sequencing of major course work. 

*To determine if a course is an equivalent, the student must submit a course syllabus for review by the Curriculum Committee well in advance of the application deadline.

FALL 2013 UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFER ADMISSION DEADLINES

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Students applying from other colleges or universities must submit:

• Completed Transfer Application: This online application requires an application fee. You can access the application through UIC Undergraduate Admissions. Please note that international applicants must make sure to follow the international applicant instructions found in the application.

• Official Transcripts: Official sealed transcripts from all colleges and universities attended are to be submitted to:

UIC Office of Admissions and Records (MC 018)
Box 5220
Chicago, IL 60680-5220

• Supplemental Application Packet which includes the following:
  
  • Applicant Information Form
  • Prerequisite Self-Evaluation
  • Personal Statement
  • One Letter of Recommendation
  • Request for Prerequisite Exception (if necessary)
  • Supplemental application materials must be submitted to the program at:

SPH Undergraduate Admissions Committee
1603 West Taylor Street, Room 1113 (MC 923)
Chicago, IL 60612-4394

Current UIC students must submit:

• Official Transcripts: UIC students should print their UIC Academic History available online via www.my.UIC.edu and include this information with their Supplemental Application. In addition, official sealed transcripts from all other colleges and universities attended since matriculating to UIC are to be submitted to:

UIC Office of Admissions and Records (MC 018)
Box 5220
Chicago, IL 60680-5220

• Supplemental Application Packet which includes the following:
  • Applicant Information Form
  • Prerequisite Self-Evaluation
  • Personal Statement
  • One Letter of Recommendation
  • Request for Prerequisite Exception (if necessary)
  • Supplemental application materials must be submitted to the program at:

SPH Undergraduate Admissions Committee
1603 West Taylor Street, Room 1113 (MC 923)
Chicago, IL 60612-4394