SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
School of Public Health
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
***The SUNY Downstate School of Public Health no longer requires the GRE for applicants wishing to enroll in the MPH program.***
The School of Public Health (SPH) is now accepting applications for the Summer, Fall, and Spring terms. We invite all domestic and international prospective students to apply.
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
MD / Master of Public Health (MD/MPH)
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
Advanced Certificate in Public Health
Advanced Certificate in Climate Change and Planetary Health
Advanced Certificate in Public Health Geriatrics
Non-Matriculated Application Procedures
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Click here to apply for MPH
Click here to apply for DrPH
Priority applicants, such as Downstate Employees and qualified students from the following Strategic Partner Schools can apply through SUNY Downstate Admissions.
- Brooklyn College
- Manhattan College
- Medgar Evers College
- SUNY Old Westbury
Click on the Advanced Certificate Programs below to apply.
MD/MPH applicants can apply through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) following the MD/MPH application procedures.
Non-matriculated applicants should carefully review the application procedures and complete the Non-Matriculated PDF Application.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
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For more information about our school, programs, and admission process, please register for one of our Information Sessions!
CURRENT STUDENTS
2020 - 2021 Academic Calendar »
COMPETENCIES
The curricula for our MPH and DrPH programs are built around a framework of essential competencies for public health. For each degree, students demonstrate mastery of overarching competencies important for all public health graduates, as well as competencies specific to their concentration.
APPLIED PRACTICE EXPERIENCE (APEx)
Read the APEx Handbook to learn more
The SUNY Downstate School of Public Health is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health
UPDATES
New Online Advanced Certificate Program in Climate Change and Planetary Health provides students with training in an emerging transdisciplinary field to address pressing issues related to human health impacts from climate change.
Click here for program description
New Online Advanced Certificate Program in Public Health Geriatrics prepares students to work with health and social issues affecting the rapidly growing aging population at the local, national, and global levels.
Click here for program description
NEWS & LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
- See our latest updates in SPH Newsroom
- Find out what's happening at the SPH in Announcements
- Read the recent research and publications from our faculty and students