Admission Requirements
- Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
- Please note: Applicants must submit a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum 2.75 GPA
- Three Academic or Professional Letters of Recommendation on official letterhead and signed by someone who can speak to your potential as a graduate student.
- Statement of Interest
- Please, clearly express your interest in public health, and why you are pursuing this degree. Also, explain your professional goals, how your goals relate to this degree, and what have you done, either academically or professionally, to guide your interest in public health?
- (GRE): Test-Optional
- Note: The median test scores are 280 combined on the GRE
- Prerequisite Courses: Introductory Biology or General Biology; and College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calculus or Statistics
- TOEFL Score
- *Students who are not native speakers of English will be required to pass the TOEFL and demonstrate English speaking comprehension skills appropriate for service delivery. A minimum TOEFL score of 600 on the paper-based exam, or 100 on the internet-based exam, must be achieved on a test taken within the last two years. Students may be referred for accent reduction or ESL instruction
Application Deadlines:
| Fall | Spring |
| April 1 – Priority | October 1 – Priority |
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May 1 – General |
December 1 – General |
If you have questions, contact the Office of Graduate Program at (504) 520–7669 or via email at ogp@xula.edu