Admission and Financial Aid

No GRE required. No prerequisite courses required.

You will be asked to provide the following information regarding your education/academic history:

• U.S. baccalaureate degree (or international equivalent) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education is required
• List of all associate, undergraduate, and graduate degree institutions attended whether degree was completed or not at that institution
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 is preferred
• Official transcripts are required from all institutions where a degree was earned. Unofficial transcripts may be submitted from institutions attended where no degree was earned

The application will ask for your current or most recent employer.

You can only enter one employer, but your entire employment history will be reviewed using your resume.

Provide an up-to-date resume or CV showcasing your academic and professional achievements and experiences.

Please differentiate between paid work experience and volunteer activities. Indicate whether the experience/activity was part-time or full-time in nature, and specify the dates of employment/volunteering.

You will be asked to upload this as a PDF (preferred) or Word document in the application portal.

Two letters of recommendation from academic and/or professional references are required. Each letter should state the nature of the relationship and length of time knowing the applicant. In addition, each letter should discuss the applicant's abilities/experiences related to at least two of the following areas:

• Demonstrated initiative and/or commitment to public health, whole person health, and/or health equity
• Interpersonal and/or organizational communication
• Leadership skills and abilities
• Significant strengths that support applicant's ability to excel in a public health career or program

Once the recommendation section of the application has been completed, a link will be sent to your references. Please alert your references in advance to expect an email. These are confidential recommendations submitted directly from the references to the Office of Graduate Admissions; applicants who wish to view the recommendations are responsible for making the appropriate arrangements with their references.

Respond to the prompts below in 1,000 words or less.

• Introduce yourself and why you're pursuing graduate study in this field.
• Reflect on your personal qualities (e.g. leadership, critical thinking, overcoming challenges, perseverance, etc.) and how they will help you succeed.
• Explain how your academic and professional background have prepared you for studying public health at the graduate level.
• How do you see your education in the Morrison Family College of Health advancing your career or skill set to address health challenges and inequities, and promote health at various levels (individual, community, systems)?

You will be asked to upload your statement of purpose as either a PDF or Word document in the application portal.

Official transcripts or evaluations must be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Please follow the instructions below.

Electronic copies of official college transcripts or transcript evaluations should be sent to: gradadmissions@stthomas.edu

Physical copies of official college transcripts or transcript evaluations should be sent to the following address:

Graduate Admissions
University of St. Thomas
1000 LaSalle Ave, Box 5
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403