College of Health and Human Services

Admission requirements for International Students

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Admissions for International Students

The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Program accepts students for Fall and Spring semesters. Applications are processed until the beginning of August each year for fall admission and until the beginning of January each year for spring admission. However, it is highly recommended to apply to the program as early as possible to ensure processing in time for the start of the semester.

International Applicants must apply throughthe UToledo Slate program and pay a Graduate Application Fee of $75. All required documents must be submitted electronically.

M.P.H. Concentrations

100% Online Program

• Generalist

Hybrid Programs (Courses offered in-person and online)

• Environmental and Occupational Health
• Health Promotion and Education
• Public Health Epidemiology

 

Requirements

graduate application process

Degree

• An earned bachelor’s degree. 

Grade Point Average (GPA)

• Regular admission: GPA ≥ 3.0 (on 4.0 scale) required.
• International students cannot be admitted provisionally. We will not accept international applicants with less than a 3.0 GPA.

Foundation Courses (required undergraduate courses)

• All majors
  • College-level math and social sciences
• Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Biological science (e.g., biology, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, etc.), general chemistry
• Public Health Epidemiology
  • Biological science (e.g., biology, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, etc.)

The following materials must be submitted by all applicants:

Official Transcripts

University of Toledo students do not need to send their current University of Toledo transcripts (with the exception of CAS applicants, Law and Medical School applicants. Please access the appropriate program website for additional information). You must list the University of Toledo in the academic history section of your application for admission.

Contact all previous higher education institutions you attended and have them send your official transcripts to the University of Toledo following the guidelines below. We cannot process your application until we receive your transcripts.

• A transcript is only considered official if it is sent electronically from the issuing institution directly to the University of Toledo, or (if hard copy) it is in the original sealed envelope with a registrar’s stamp intact.
  • Electronic transcripts are preferred. When ordering electronic copies from your previous institution, please choose University of Toledo or University of Toledo Graduate Admissions.
  • Hard copy official transcripts should be sent to the mailing address listed in the “Questions about your application” box below.
• Transcripts should indicate degree earned, date of conferral, and a key to the grading system used.
• Transcripts and diplomas should be submitted in their original language.

Evaluation of Foreign Credentials

All credential evaluations must be from one of our approved partners:

• Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
• SpanTran/The Evaluation Company (TEC)
• World Education Services (WES)

If you already have a valid (non-expired) evaluation from one of the approved partners, please contact them to have a copy sent directly to the University of Toledo Graduate Admissions Office.

Evaluations of foreign educational credentials are required for applicants to programs in the College of Business, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Education, or to the Master of Public Health (MPH) or Master of Science in Occupational Health (MSOH). Evaluations are strongly recommended for applicants to all other programs.

• Ordering Evaluations using ECE
  • Please visit the ECE website and select the Course by Course Report. Review the ECE official documentation requirements carefully, as they vary by country.
• Ordering Evaluations using SpanTran/The Evaluation Company (TEC)
  • SpanTran offers a 20% discount and 5 business day standard turnaround exclusively for UToledo applicants.
  • To receive the discounted rate, please visit the SpanTran/TEC website for additional details.
• Ordering Evaluations using WES
  • Please visit WES and order the Course-by-Course International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP).

When ordering your evaluation you must designate the University of Toledo Graduate Admissions as the recipient of all credential evaluations. The electronic evaluation report will be delivered directly to UToledo.

Letters of Recommendation

• At least three letters of recommendation are required.
• Two of these three letters must be from someone having a graduate degree. The credentials of the writer must be included in the recommendation letter.

Resume

• A current resume must be uploaded

Statement of Purpose

• A Statement of Purpose indicating why the applicant wants to pursue the M.P.H. program must be uploaded.
• Applicants can also use this statement to explain any discrepancies in their academic record.

English Language Proficiency

• An English proficiency score from either TOEFL (80 or higher) or IELTS (6.5 or higher) or DUOLINGO (110 or higher) must be submitted. No other English proficiency scores are accepted by the program. 
  • NOTE:  Scores will not be accepted if they are more than two years old.
• English test exemptions are available for the countries in the following list:
  • Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon (Requires receipt of a university degree from an Anglophone university ie: Unviersity of Buea), Canada (all provinces except Quebec), Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, New Zealand, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales), Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• Foreign medical school graduates who have the ECFMG certificate can waive the TOEFL/IELTS/DUOLINGO requirement.

Please Note: It is important that you use the same name and spelling in all forms, documents, and correspondences, because all materials for applicants are filed alphabetically under the family name (surname) as indicated by the applicant on the application form. The name on the documents must be the same as your name as it appears in your passport. Any changes or variation in names on an academic record need to be carefully explained by a cover letter and accompanied by a copy of the identification page of your passport.      

Questions about the application process can be sent to publichealth@utoledo.edu.

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