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Non-Degree Doctorate Admission

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An applicant may be admitted as a Non-Degree (Doctorate) student to earn credit hours in doctoral level Public Health courses without working towards a degree or certificate program. Applying to a graduate degree or certificate program is a separate process and different criteria must be met.

Deadlines

Applications for the Non-Degree program are accepted for Fall, Spring, and Summer admission. Applications and ALL supporting documents must be received no later than the JPHCOPH Application Deadline to be considered for admission. (Note: If ALL supporting documents are not in SOPHAS Express by the deadline date, your application will be marked as incomplete and will not be considered for admission.)

Application Timeline

Please allow enough time for processing when submitting an application and supporting documents.  The entire admissions application process can take up to six (6) weeks.  (Note: Processing times vary throughout the cycle, therefore this timeline may not apply to every applicant’s situation.)

Application Support

For technical support questions such as how to submit supporting documents, please contact the Georgia Southern Office of Graduate Admissions.

For more information on our programs, visit JPHCOPH Degrees & Programs.

Regular Admission

  1. Application – Completion of an application.
  2. Degree – Completion of a Master’s or terminal degree from a regionally accredited institution.
  3. Transcripts – Official transcript(s) from each college or university previously attended. A transcript is required even if the courses from one school appear on the transcript of another school.

    Transcripts from institutions that are not based in the United States or its territories must be evaluated by a NACES-accredited evaluation service (www.naces.org/members). The evaluation must include a course-by-course evaluation with a GPA, and it must show you have earned the US-equivalency of the required level of degree. Official international transcript evaluations are required for the application to receive an official decision. This requirement cannot be waived.
  4. Grade Point Average (GPA) – Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75/4.0 scale in either:
    • Upper-division undergraduate courses; OR
    • Upper-division graduate courses.
  5. Statement of Purpose – A Statement of Purpose (500-1,000 words) that conveys the applicant’s reasons for pursuing graduate study in public health and how admission into the program relates to the applicant’s professional aspirations.

Important: Unofficial documents must be uploaded for review purposes.  Official transcripts are only required if you are offered admission. Following notification of admission, official transcripts mailed in sealed envelopes directly from each university attended (or directly from WES) are required prior to the first day of classes of the original semester of acceptance.  Failure to provide the official transcripts following notification of admission will result in revocation of the admission offer. Official documents must be mailed to: Georgia Southern University, Office of Graduate Admissions, P.O. Box 8113, Statesboro, GA  30460-8113.

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