Master of Public Health
Application Checklist
Deadline
For 2016-17 admission consideration, all materials must be received by February 1st, 2016.
To apply, visit: apply.wisc.edu
You will be asked to complete the MPH Application Form which includes a Record of Residence form, and
Survey of Applicants Form. You will also be asked to submit the following (see below for more info).
MPH Only
Dual Degree
Not Yet
Enrolled
Dual Degree – Already
enrolled in JD, MPA,
PharmD, MD, DVM at
UW-Madison
BS-MPH Advanced degree option
(must be currently enrolled in the
BS Program at UW-Madison)
Personal
Statement
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Resume
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Letters of
Recommendation
3
3
2
2 (one must be from a UWMadison SON faculty member)
Standardized Test
Scores
Yes
Yes
n/a
n/a
Official
Transcripts
Yes
Yes
n/a
n/a
Please see the following pages for a description of each of these items.
Specific Guidelines
Personal Statement
A personal statement, limited to one page (single-spaced), should address your prior public health
experience, reasons for pursuing an MPH degree, and future public health goals.
You are encouraged to comment on any or all of the following: plans to use your education and
training in public health; the needs and/or challenges you perceive as important in the field of public
health; and any personal qualities, characteristics, and skills you possess will enable you to be
successful as a public health practitioner or add to the diversity of the educational experience. The
personal statement must be in PDF format in order to upload to the application.
Resume
Your resume should include contact information, education, employment, honors/awards, publications,
and memberships. Upload your resume in PDF format to the online application.
Letters of Recommendation
Please provide the names and email addresses of three people from whom you would like to request
letters of recommendation. Once you fill in the names of your references, they will receive an email
from the MPH program asking them to upload their recommendation letter directly to the application.
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Letters should focus on your job performance accomplishments in the field of public health or
potential for success in academic public health.
Letters prepared for other academic or professional programs are strongly discouraged.
Letters of recommendation should be less than one year old.
Letters of recommendation must be submitted electronically by the writer and be in PDF
format.
Under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment), applicants are
entitled to review letters of recommendation or to waive their right to access. If you wish to view a
letter of recommendation, check the box below the letter writer’s name in the Reference section of the
application. Your decision to view letters of recommendation does not impact the Admissions
Committee decision.
Standardized Test Scores
GRE scores must be sent directly to UW-Madison (institution code: 1846). GRE scores must be from
within the past five years.
All students must submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores before they can be considered
for admission. It normally takes two to four weeks for the Educational Testing Service to download
GRE scores to UW-Madison. Applicants should plan to take the GRE in October or early November so
that results are received in time to be considered for the February 1st deadline. The University of
Wisconsin-Madison institution code is 1846. Students who have applied or are planning to appy to
medical school, but have not taken the GRE, may instead submit their MCAT score. No Other scores
beyond the MCAT may be substituted for the GRE.
Official Transcripts
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Official transcripts from all college-level institutions attended must be sent directly to the MPH
Program Office.
Students who are applying to or are currently enrolled in a UW graduate or professional degree
program may request that copies of their transcripts be sent from their home departments to the
MPH Program Office.
Students who are currently enrolled in an approved MPH dual degree program are waived from
the transcript requirement.
International applicants must have their transcripts evaluated by a NACES member credential
evaluation service.
Unofficial Transcripts
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Upload a copy of your transcripts, in PDF format, from each institution attended to your MPH
online application.
Additional Documents (Optional)
The purpose of this optional field is for applicants to explain particular academic or personal
circumstances that the committee may not be aware of from the application. This field is not intended
for research papers or lengthy essays.