{"id":5736,"date":"2023-09-25T12:55:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T17:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/students\/admission\/mph-admission-requirements\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:49:58","slug":"mph-admission-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/publichealth\/students\/admission\/mph-admission-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Health MS\/MPH Admission Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">We will only review applications submitted via SOPHAS \u2013 the centralized application service for public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/sophas.aspph.org\/\" rel=\"\">Apply Now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deadlines-for-fall-2026-enrollment\">Deadlines for Fall 2026 Enrollment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Priority Admission Deadline: December 1, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final Application Deadline: July 15, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-international-students\">International Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Application deadline of March 15, 2026 for Fall 2025 start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/international-admissions\/graduate-application\/english-proficiency-requirement\/\">English language proficiency requirement&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/international-admissions\/\">International admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deadlines-for-spring-2026-enrollment\">Deadlines for Spring 2026 Enrollment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Priority Admission Deadline: October 1, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final Application Deadline: January 1, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-requirements\">Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GRE required for MS in biostatistics only.&nbsp; Use GRE code 1780. Request a waiver by emailing <a href=\"mailto:zcph-info@uwm.edu\">zcph-info@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current resume or CV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your academic experience and potential for graduate work in public health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official transcripts from all college-level institutions attended sent directly to SOPHAS. 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