Applicants to the Ph.D. in Public Health program must meet the following admission criteria:

1. Must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university, or in the case of foreign students, an accredited institution recognized in its own country as preparing students for further study at the graduate level.

2. Must have a minimum of a 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. This GPA is calculated using the last 60 credits of undergraduate upper-division hours.

3. Must have GRE** scores that are less than five years old.
2. Statement of purpose – uploaded in SOPHAS
This should address the following:
a. Why you have chosen this degree?
b. What interests you about the concentration you've chosen?
c. How will our program help you achieve your academic and career goals?
d. What specific line of inquiry or areas of research would you like to pursue as a doctoral candidate/future scholar?
e. What faculty member do you see your research interest aligning with and why (the why part is optional).

3. Three letters of recommendation – uploaded to SOPHAS

4. Resume/CV – uploaded to SOPHAS

5. Writing sample – uploaded to SOPHAS
1. This can be a master's thesis or published manuscript.
2. Note: If you are unable to provide these types of writing samples, be sure to contact Ms. Deidre Okeke or the Graduate Program Director from your department of interest.

6. GRE scores** – sent directly to FIU SOPHAS code 7293 (must be less than 5 years old)

**Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GRE will be waived for those applying for admission for Fall 2021.

7. A course-by-course WES evaluation of your transcripts if you studied outside of the United States – sent directly to SOPHAS. Please click here for additional instructions.
1. Important: if you submit a WES evaluation, you are not required to submit official transcripts to the university.
2. If you are a previous or current FIU student, you must send your official transcript to SOPHAS. Please click here for transcript instructions.

8. Proof of English language proficiency – if you earned your degree from any country on our list here, you are automatically waived from this requirement.
TOEFL (minimum scores are: 550 or higher paper-based, and 80 or higher internet-based) scores must be sent to FIU SOPHAS code 5688 and must be less than 2 years old.
IELTS (minimum score is 6.5 or higher) scores must be sent to FIU code 5206 and must be less than 2 years old.