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Advanced Community Public Health Practice Certificate Program URL: http://www.uic.edu/sph/chs/certificates Campus: Chicago Number of Required Campus Visits: 0
Program Type: Certificate Award Conferred: Certificate Total Number of Credit Hours: 12 Sem. Hr(s). Admission Deadline: http://www.uic.edu/sph/chs/certificates/admissions Description:
The Advanced Community Public Health Practice Campus Certificate targets individuals with a bachelor's degree who are currently working in community, public health, or other related fields and whose current or future position requires advanced skills in applying advanced knowledge and expertise in assessing and addressing health problems in the community.
This certificate program in community health is offered entirely online and furthers the university's commitment to training public health professionals by offering courses to public health practitioners and students in other health professions who are not able to pursue a graduate public health degree.
The Advanced Community Public Health Practice Campus Certificate incorporates four Community Health Sciences courses that are required for the MPH degree concentration in Community Health Sciences. Through this certificate, program participants will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in community health sciences including:
* The role of health education and health promotion in improving population health
* Program planning, development and evaluation skills
* Quantitative and qualitative research methods useful at the community level
* Policy development and advocacy skills. Admission Requirement(s): A baccalaureate degree from an accredited university is the minimum requirement for admission to Advanced CPHP certificate program. Application to the University of Illinois at Chicago is required for admission to the certificate programs.
In addition to submitting a completed Graduate Application form and non-refundable application fee, applicants must submit the following information and documentation to UIC's School of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences in order to be considered for admission to the certificate programs.
1. TRANSCRIPTS - An official copy of the baccalaureate transcript indicating the earned degree(s). International academic documents that are evaluated by a professional credential evaluation service that holds membership in the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) are also acceptable. While a grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 is required, a GPA close to 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is recommended.
2. TOEFL SCORES - A copy of TOEFL scores taken within the last 2 years (applies to international students only who have not attended a US institution of higher learning for at least 2 years). Minimum scores required: paper-based TOEFL = 550, computer-based TOEFL = 213 [or new TOEFL minimum total score of 80, with subscores of 21 (Writing), 20 (Speaking), 17 (Listening), 19 (Reading)].
Applicants for the Advanced Community Public Health Practice Certificate Program who have not had previous courses in epidemiology (EPID 400), statistics (BSTT 400 – Biostatistics I - or the equivalent) may be required to complete preparatory courses or demonstrate proficiency as a prerequisite. Credit for previous course work from another institution will not be accepted for this certificate program. Program Cost(s):
Online Tuition and Fees: $8100
$675/credit hour Program Contact(s):
David Brand
Academic Coordinator
Community Health Sciences
Phone: (312) 996-8940
E-mail: chscert@uic.edu
URL: http://www.uic.edu/sph/chs/certificates
View a list of courses associated with this program.
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