Designed exclusively for Binghamton University students in the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, the Harpur-MPH 4+1 program is compatible with most Harpur College undergraduate majors. The Harpur-MPH 4+1 is open to students in any Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS), or Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) undergraduate major in Binghamton’s Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. Students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music (BMus) are not eligible for this program.
This program allows students to take the first year of MPH coursework in their senior year with at least some of those credit hours double counting towards fulfilling their Harpur upper-level electives. Students in this program earn an undergraduate degree and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Binghamton University in only five years, saving one year of graduate tuition. No prerequisite coursework is required to enter this 4+1 program.
Admission Requirements
The Harpur-MPH 4+1 program requires a two-step admissions process:
1. Admission to the Harpur-MPH 4+1 program when a student has second-semester junior standing.
2. Application to the Graduate School when the student has second-semester senior standing and admission upon completion of the bachelor’s degree.
The process for applying to a Harpur-MPH 4+1 program can be found online.
Admission Eligibility:
To be eligible to apply to the Harpur-MPH 4+1 program, students must have enough room in their senior year schedule to complete their undergraduate degree AND make sufficient progress toward their MPH degree. Prior to applying, the MPH program, as well as the student’s Harpur and major advisor(s), must have approved their degree plan. Students declare their intent to apply in their sophomore or junior year by completing the 4+1 Intent Application, located on your my.binghamton portal.
Criteria:
- You must have a minimum of:
- 3.5 GPA overall; OR,
- 3.5 GPA in your undergraduate major and 3.2 GPA overall
When applying, students must submit the following materials to the MPH program:
- Personal statement (2-3 double-spaced pages) describing why the student is interested in enrolling in the Harpur-MPH 4+1 program
- Current résumé
- 2 letter(s) of recommendation from University faculty members or instructors
Admission to the Graduate School:
Students apply to the Graduate School through the graduate program application process when they have senior standing. In order to be accepted into the Graduate School as a graduate student in the MPH program, a student must have made sufficient progress toward their MPH degree in their senior year. This means they will have successfully completed PH 501 , PH 510 , PH 512 , PH 520 , PH 502 , PH 515 , PH 517 , as well as the first elective. Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in their MPH courses.
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