BA/BS-MSPH in Biostatistics (4+1) Program

Admission

Students normally apply for admission to the program early in their third (Junior) year. Applicants to this program will be selected on the basis of performance and promise as Emory undergraduates. The Department of Biostatistics will review student applications (and may choose to interview them as part of the process). Students will learn of their acceptance during either their second (sophomore) or third (junior) year depending upon the track, prior to the time of pre-registration for the course in the Fall Semester.  In order to strategically plan an academic program that will meet all undergraduate requirements and allow time for the required courses during their fourth (senior) year, students may have to work with their undergraduate academic advisor as early as their second (sophomore) year.

It is required that students enrolling in this program will have completed the following undergraduate courses to be considered for admission into the 4+1 degree program: (1) MATH211 (Multivariable Calculus) or MATH 210 (Advanced Calculus for Data Sciences), and (2) MATH 221 (Linear Algebra). Some background and experience in the health sciences is preferable but not required. Students should be in good academic standing at the time of admission.

Advisement

Once students are admitted to the program, they will be assigned an academic advisor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics whom they may consult in addition to their undergraduate academic advisor.

BA/MSPH Degree Requirements

Emory College, BA/BS:

The program does not affect requirements for a major concentration, including College general education and writing requirements. Students will complete the required number of credit hours to graduate with a BA/BS degree at the end of four years. Up to 12 credit hours of RSPH courses will count towards the 126 semester hours required for the BA/BS degree (and also, the required 48 hours for the MSPH degree). While students may enroll in additional RSPH courses while enrolled in an Emory College BA/BS program, no more than 12 credit hours of RSPH coursework may count towards the undergraduate degree, including undergraduate elective requirements.

Core Courses: A student must take a core course from each of the following departments: Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Policy & Management, and Global Health.

Professional Development Courses: Students will register for required Professional Development courses in their 1^styear (senior) at RSPH: Fall semester - PUBH 500 and Spring semester- PUBH 501. These classes involve mostly self-administered, self-paced activities outside of the classroom with very minimal in-class requirements to enhance professional development, knowledge, and understanding.

Electives: A student has to take nine credit hours of elective courses.

The total number of credit hours required for the degree is 48. To receive the MSPH degree, the student must pass all required core and elective courses, maintain a cumulative GPA of at least B-, and submit an acceptable thesis or capstone.

Tuition and Financial Aid

Students entering the School of Public Health in the 5th year are like any other new student. They are considered dual degree students and are only charged tuition and fees in their 5th year from RSPH. Hence, RSPH only sees them as being at RSPH for one year.