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HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO THE DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SCIENCE

School-Wide Admission Requirements:
The deadline for applications is December 1st, for admission to
the following Fall Quarter. Applications
are available on-line at:www.gdnet.ucla.edu
To be considered for admission, applicants must submit
the following items to UCLA:
■ UCLA Application for Graduate Admission
& Application Fee
■ School of Public Health Supplemental Application
■ Statement of Purpose
■ Resume or Curriculum Vitae
■ Official Transcripts
■ Official GRE Scores
■ 3 Sealed Letters of Recommendation

Department Admission Requirements:
Applicants must meet the University minimum requirement of an acceptable bachelor’s degree with a B (3.0) average in upper division coursework and/or prior graduate study. Exceptionally qualified applicants may be considered on an individual basis. If undergraduate coursework has been deficient in breadth of fundamental training, students must take specified undergraduate courses after admission. Prior field experience is not required as a condition of admission, although a background of public health experience may be considered in the evaluation. Applicants must perform satisfactorily on a recent Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), or Dental Admission Test (DAT). MCAT or DAT scores are accepted only for applicants already holding M.D. or D.D.S. degrees. Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores are accepted only for applicants to the joint M.B.A./M.P.H. program. The GRE requirement may be waived for applicants with a doctoral degree from a U.S. university and five years of appropriate postdoctoral experience. The applicant’s prior program of study should include adequate preparation in mathematics, physical sciences, biological sciences, and social sciences and typically includes two courses each in mathematics, biological sciences, social sciences; one course in physical sciences; and other courses that constitutean adequate preparation for the proposed area of specialization.

Program Admission Requirements for M.P.H. :

1. Satisfactory performance on the GRE.

2. Completion of 24 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) from the following areas: microbiology, cellular biology or molecular biology, chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, physics, microtechnique, instrumentation, epidemiology, or other related courses. The 24 semester units must include a minimum of 6 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of medical microbiology or pathogenic bacteriology lecture and laboratory. Other courses in microbiology (mycology, parasitology, virology, immununology, and serology) should include a laboratory component.

3. At least a 3.0 grade point average in pre-graduate junior and senior courses.

4. Approval by the department admssions committee and the Dean for Student Affairs.

Program Admission Requirements for Dr.PH. :

1. Satisfactory performance on the GRE.

3. Completion of an M.P.H. or a master's degree in an appropriate related field. If the master's degree is in a field other then public health, the M.P.H. core courses must have been taken or included in the course of study after admission.

4. At least a 3.0 junior-senior grade-point average, at least a 3.5 GPA in graduate studies, and at least a B in each of the mandatory core courses.

5. Approval by the department admssions committee and the Dean for Student Affairs.

In addition to the Department requirements, the State of California
requires US citizenship or permanent resident status. As well as a
criminal background check.

Department Contact Information
71-254 CHS
Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
(310) 206-3901
www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/

Student Affairs Office Information
16-071A CHS
Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
(310) 825-5524
E-mail: info@ph.ucla.edu
www.ph.ucla.edu/

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