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Dec 11, 2024
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Public Health, M.P.H. (CIP 51.2201)
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Website: www.lsuhs.edu/mph
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is a joint degree program offered by LSU Shreveport and LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport and includes 42 credit hours. The curriculum is specifically designed to prepare public health graduate students for careers in a public health setting. The curriculum includes courses specifically designed to incorporate 15 foundational public health knowledge areas and 27 foundational competencies identified by the Council of Education for Public Health (CEPH) as essential to the MPH educational process. All students are required to take the foundational and required courses, 30 credit hours. The last phase of the program consists of an Applied Practice Experience (internship - 3 credit hours) which students are required to complete 200 hours of practicum experience and produce a structured report that describes, analyzes, and critiques the experience. Students have the option of completing an MPH Integrated Learning Experience (capstone - 3 credit hours) or Master’s Thesis (6 credit hours). Students who choose the MPH Integrated Learning Experience will complete an additional six credits of electives. Students who choose to complete a thesis may waive one elective. In both the Applied Practice Experience and culminating experiences, students are under the supervision and guidance of faculty and field based practitioners.
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Minimum Requirements for Admission
Admission to the MPH program is competitive. Satisfactory completion of the minimum requirements identified below is required.
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university by the first day of class in the MPH Program.
- Applicants who do not possess a previously-earned graduate degree must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA (on a 4.0 scale) OR a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in the last 60 hours attempted in the undergraduate degree program. In addition, a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) is required on any graduate work attempted, with no grades of D or F.
- Applicants who do possess a graduate degree previously earned from a university accredited by the proper regional association and a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) on all graduate work attempted are eligible for unconditional admission to graduate study without regard to the undergraduate GPA.
Method of Application
The Master of Public Health program accepts applications for admission via LSU Shreveport’s online application. Please refer to LSU Shreveport website for more information: www.lsus.edu.
Transfer Credit
The Master of Public Health program’s transfer credit policy is located in the LSU Shreveport Catalog. Please refer to LSU Shreveport website for more information: www.lsus.edu.
Academic Progression Requirements
The Master of Public Health program’s academic progression policy is located in the LSU Shreveport Catalog. Please refer to LSU Shreveport website for more information: www.lsus.edu.
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