Public Health

Public Health professionals with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) are prepared to:

• assess factors influencing health in individuals, communities and populations
• plan effective programs and interventions
• design evaluations for those interventions
• successfully manage the implementation of those programs

The BSPH program is based on a philosophy of health promotion and disease prevention, to improve the quality of life of individuals, families and communities. The BSPH discipline focuses on four areas:

1. the multiple determinants of health, including biological, environmental, sociocultural, health service, and economic factors,
2. identification of scientific data, tools of informatics, and other information for identifying indicators of health status and health disparities and assessing the well-being of a community,
3. addressing major local, national, and global health challenges, and
4. designing public health approaches and interventions that improve health outcomes, population health and well-being.

The Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree program is more than a means to produce ready public health practitioners. It can complement or enrich a traditional biology-based pre-health degree plan for students intending professional education in medicine, nursing, allied health or other health professions. Notably the program establishes a specific entry-level baccalaureate degree in the Public Health academic pathway which, until recently, had started with a master’s degree.

Requirements

• Submit your application through APPLYTEXAS or THE COALITION. Only one application per student. Choice of application has no bearing on the admission decision. The name entered on the application must match the name on your passport. If your name does not fit in the space provided, enter as many characters as the space will allow.
• $90 PROCESSING FEE (nonrefundable/subject to change)
• Submit an official high school or senior secondary transcript according to the education system of your country (generally the last three to four years).
• If enrolled in the final year of secondary education at the time of application, an official transcript showing completed and in-progress coursework must be received by the deadline.
• If you have attended multiple schools (including US accredited schools) then a transcript is required from each institution.
• If you transferred your foreign credits to a US school then only the US transcript is needed.
• If your educational system includes O-levels and A-levels then the completed O-level results and projected A-level results must be received by the deadline.
• If graduated from high school an official transcript is required; it must include senior courses, a graduation plan and date of graduation.
• OFFICIAL SAT or ACT Scores
• a minimum TOEFL score of: 550 for paper-based testing (p-BT) or 80 internet-based testing (i-BT)
• a minimum SAT:
  • Test date prior to March 2016-Critical Reading (Verbal) score of 500
  • Test date after March 2016-Evidence Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) score of 560
• a minimum ACT English score of 21
• a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 overall band
• a minimum PTE Academic score of 53

Scholarships

• The Texas Public Education Grant (TPEG)