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MPH Program Requirements  

Mandatory advising is required each quarter in order to enroll for the following quarter. Holds are placed on registration and will only be removed following advising.

Courses are offered in the evening or partially online or occasionally on Saturdays.

All courses taken to satisfy the requirements for the degree must be completed with a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 ("B-") or better, except that a course in which no letter grade is assigned shall not be used in computing the grade point average.

Students must file a leave of absence form if they will not be enrolled, even for a single quarter.

Students who are absent for one quarter or more and who have not filed a leave of absence will lose their status and be required to reapply to the University and the master's program.

Continuous enrollment includes students who are taking classes and those who have completed all coursework and are working on the thesis/project or preparing for the comprehensive exams. Students must enroll each quarter until all required courses and the project or thesis is accepted or the comprehensive examination passed. Graduate students who have completed all course work maintain continuous enrollment by registering for the 698 course (Continuous Enrollment for Graduate Candidacy Standing).

The program must be completed within a seven-year period.  Course work is generally completed in two years and then the thesis or project will take additional time to complete.

Degree Requirements (60 units)

Following completion of 16 quarter units, and before completion of 20 quarter units , the student will be provided a Program of Study form (usually during spring quarter) to complete which will indicate the choice of courses for the second year of study. Students will be advanced to candidacy which means they are allowed to continue in the program once the Program of Study form is accepted and approved by the MPH Program Coordinator.

Course Sequence

   Year One                                                  Year Two

     Fall          Winter          Spring                   Fall         Winter          Spring

     610            602               607                     617          616                614

     611            612               608                     665          675                685

 

     Students must choose Thesis (699) or Project (696) or Comprehensive Exam (999) plus two courses.

     The thesis or project will usually be developed during spring in HSCI 608 and then completed the following spring.

     The Comprehensive Exam will usually be taken in spring of year two or in fall of the following year.

 

MPH Graduate Program Coordinator:        

Dr. Marsha Greer at mgreer@csusb.edu.

Office of Graduate Studies

See the Office of Graduate Studies web page for further information concerning the entrance writing requirement, graduate policy and procedure, probation, forms, leave of absence, and thesis or project requirements. http://gradstudies.csusb.edu/

Degree candidates must request a graduation requirement check at the Office of Records, Registration and Evaluations at least three quarters before the term of their expected graduation. Advancement to Candidacy is needed before the graduation check can be completed.

Click here to go to the application online for graduate programs. http://www.csumentor.edu/AdmissionApp/grad_apply.asp

Deadlines and fees for filing are published in the University catalog and in the Class Schedule.

To view or print forms, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader  loaded on your computer. If you do not, you may go to the Adobe Acrobat Web Site to download the application.