The application process for the PPH is separate from the application to the Stony Brook SOM. Admission to one program is determined independently from admission to the other, and admission to one program does not guarantee admission to the other.

To avoid the need to send support documents to both programs, Stony Brook SOM applicants who also apply to the PPH can request in writing that the SOM provide to the PPH a copy of their support documents including MCAT scores, official transcripts from all post-secondary schools, and letters of recommendation for their application for admission to the PPH.

SOM applicants who apply to the PPH must provide one additional reference that addresses the applicant's public health leadership potential.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 GPA or better. Admitted students usually have GPAs that are higher than 3.0. The major must have an equivalent at the State University of New York (SUNY).

Official transcripts from all post-secondary schools. Transcripts for all degrees earned in schools outside the U.S. or Canada must be evaluated by an agency accredited by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. See section on International applicants for more information about this process. The requirement for evaluation of transcripts is waived for graduates of foreign medical schools with a current license to practice in the U.S.

Official GRE (verbal, quantitative, and analytical) scores are required.

Three references from persons who can address the applicant's capacity to provide leadership in public health and complete a course of graduate study. If the applicant is a student or has graduated within the last two years, at least one letter must be from a college or university faculty member with whom the applicant has studied. If the applicant is a member of the public health workforce, at least one letter must be from a senior administrator in the organization who is familiar with his/her work.

International applicants who trained in non-English speaking schools and do not reside in an English speaking country are required to take either the TOEFL or IELTS exam. Students who fail to meet this requirement must enroll in a course at the Intensive English Center and achieve satisfactory grades before admission to graduate study. Students whose scores on either of these exams are more than two years old must retake the test. The expected minimum score is for the IELTS exam is 7, with no subsection below 6. The expected minimum score on the TOEFL Internet Based Test is 90.