Public Health

For information about Yale College course offerings related to health, see under Health Studies.

B.A.–B.S./M.P.H. degree program. The Select Program in Public Health gives Yale College students interested in the field of public health the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree from Yale College and an M.P.H. degree from the Yale School of Public Health in a five-year joint program. During four years of Yale College enrollment, students complete a standard Yale College major and six course credits applicable toward the M.P.H. degree. Students are placed in a public health internship between the fourth and fifth years of the program and study at the School of Public Health (YSPH) full time in the fifth year, when they complete the master's thesis and the remaining ten courses for the master's degree.

Students apply to YSPH for the joint program in the fall term of their junior year. Candidates must present evidence of a commitment to public health, as well as a record of one year of college-level mathematics and either biology, chemistry, or physics. Applicants must complete the standard YSPH application forms and must submit transcripts, SAT scores, three letters of recommendation, and a personal statement. Financial aid, if provided during the fifth year, comes from YSPH.

Further information about this program may be obtained from the YSPH Office of Student Affairs, 60 College Street, P.O. Box 208034, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, 785-6260, or on the School of Public Health Web site.