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Application GuidelinesSJSU MPH Distance Education Program
The following guidelines are provided so that you can easily apply to the SJSU MPH Distance Education Program. (See Distance Application Packet for details). First of all: Choose a component-- Distance Education versus the regular Campus Program: The MPH Distance Education component is academically located within the SJSU Health Science Department and courses are taught by the Full-time tenured and tenured-track faculty and highly qualified faculty associates. Students interested in an SJSU MPH degree must choose one of the two programs. Please note: Applicants admitted into distance education cannot ‘transfer’ to the campus program after starting in the Distance Program, nor can students in the campus program transfer to the Distance Program. For information on the campus program, please visit the following website: http://www.sjsu.edu/healthscience/programs/mph/ Admissions: New students are admitted to the MPH program only once a year during the Fall semester. Approximately 25 students are admitted each year as a two-year cohort. Distance applications for Fall 2010 will be accepted starting October 1, 2009. The application deadline is April 15, 2010.(Please note: the application period for the campus-based program ends March 15th, 2010).
Overview of the Admissions Process (See Distance Application Packet for details)Applying to the MPH program requires three steps. Specific information for international applicants is available at this link . Step 1. University Application: Applicants begin the process by applying to SJSU via the online CSU Mentor system. This system is linked directly to the San José State University Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations (GAPE) office. The GAPE office handles all of SJSU’s graduate applications and decides on admissions to the graduate division based on grades. Applicants must be admitted by the Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations office in order to be admitted by the MPH Program. Starting October 1, 2009, applicants can access and complete a graduate admission online application at the following CSU website: http://www.csumentor.edu/AdmissionApp/grad_apply.asp Once you enter CSU Mentor, you will need to click on the appropriate application period and create an account. Afterwards, you can access the application and complete the application. Please be sure to indicate that you are applying to the MPH Distance Education Program when you start the application process. After GS&R has processed/verified your application, you will be able to see what specific documents Graduate Studies requires (except for documents required by the MPH Distance Program in Step3) on your To Do list in the MYSJSU website. In Step 1, you should send documents required by GAPE to the following address: Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluations Please see the Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluations (GAPE) office website for more information on submitting official transcripts, CSU application fees, and entrance exams such as TOEFL for foreign students (if applicable) to SJSU: http://www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies/Prospective/How_To_Apply.html . Your application will not evaluated by the MPH Program faculty until GAPE receives ALL of your official transcripts and documents.Step 2. Online MPH Program Application Data Form: Please note, this step cannot be completed without first completing Step 1 above and acquiring your application confirmation number from CSUMentor. All students must also submit an online MPH Distance Education Program Application Data Form. The form is available at the Zoomerang website after October 1st, 2009 in the following link: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229LN95VERK The information gathered in the online data form is similar to the information submitted in the CSU mentor site, but allows the MPH Program to create its own data base for processing applications. Step 3. Distance MPH Program Application: The materials that you sent to GS&R in Step 1 are not copied and forwarded to the MPH Program. Therefore, students must also submit an additional set of application materials to the MPH Distance Education Program in the Health Science Department. Specifically, the MPH application packet must include the following:
*Applicants who have earned a master or doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DDS, etc.), may have the GRE requirement waived. This is decided on a case-by-case basis. Applicants who do not possess a master or doctoral degree must submit their scores by April 15, 2010. The MPH Program cannot make a decision on your application until all required documents are received by both the MPH Program and SJSU's office of Graduate Admissions and Program Evaluations (GAPE) (with the exception of the GRE, if applicable – see footnote below) and completion of Step 2. The most common delay is applicants not sending official transcripts to GAPE in a timely manner. Please note that materials, including GRE scores, must be submitted by the April 15th, 2010 deadline. Please send your application materials to: MPH Distance Education Program Admissions Committee Department of Health Science San José State University San José, CA 95192-0052
Your application will not evaluated by the MPH Program faculty until GAPE receives ALL of your official transcripts and documents.Please direct any MPH distance education application questions to Dr. Dan Perales at the following email address: Daniel.Perales@sjsu.edu |
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