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Certificate in Public Health

The College of Public Health offers the Certificate in Public Health via distance education. The program is designed to improve public health practice and public health workforce capacity in Iowa and the upper Midwest. The Certificate in Public Health is intended primarily for individuals in public health practice, those in the workforce, and those interested in acquiring a basic knowledge of public health practice. The program is open to undergraduate and graduate students.

Certificate in Public Health

The Certificate in Public Health requires 12 s.h. All certificate courses are offered on the Internet at least once a year. Some also are offered on the University of Iowa campus and during the College of Public Health Summer Institute.

Certificate students must successfully complete the program's required course work within five years and must maintain a cumulative g.p.a. of at least 2.75 throughout the program. Students must have access to a computer and the Internet.

The following courses are required.

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Applicants to the certificate program must have completed at least 60 s.h. of postsecondary education course work and have a cumulative g.p.a. of at least 2.75. They should submit a statement of their career goals and their reasons for applying to the program, and two letters of reference.

Students who have graduate standing when they complete the certificate course work, and are admitted to the M.P.H. program after earning the certificate, may apply 9 s.h. of credit from the certificate program toward the M.P.H.