Accelerated Graduate Program
Health Systems and Policy
Start working toward an MPH while still an undergrad
Application deadlines
Feb 1 and June 1
For more information contact
David Cortez, MEd
Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions
Start graduate studies now!
If you are a current Oregon State undergraduate student, you can apply to the accelerated graduate program now to start taking graduate classes and apply those credits (maximum of 22) to your current undergraduate degree, as well as the MPH in Health Systems and Policy.
Public Health students with the health management and policy option are excellent candidates for this AMP but any Oregon State undergraduate that meets the academic requirements can apply.
Eligibility
You are eligible to apply for the accelerated graduate program if you are:
- An undergrad at Oregon State
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.25 or greater
- Have completed 105 credits
How does it work?
Eligible undergraduate students apply in their junior year (deadline is February 1 and June 1). Up to 22 graduate credits can be taken during senior year and will count toward the bachelor’s degree and the MPH in Health Systems and Policy graduate program. Upon completion of the undergraduate degree, AMP students are enrolled in the MPH in Health Systems and Policy the following fall (no SOPHAS application or additional materials required).
"The accelerated MPH has been an amazing experience. It not only allowed me to graduate with my MPH one year after I completed my undergraduate degree, but I was also exposed to graduate-level courses as a senior.
Having the opportunity to be in class with graduate students pushed me out of my comfort zone and allowed me to think more critically about the material we were learning."
Aimee Miller, MPH ’19
Courses
We have identified several courses that could be used to satisfy requirements for both the BS Public Health (Health Management and Policy option) and the MPH (Health Systems and Policy option) below.
Available courses that count toward both BS and MPH Degrees
BS Public Health Requirement
- PHL 444: Biomedical Ethics (4)
- H 319: Introduction to Health Policy (3)
- H 432: Economic Issues in Health and Medical Care (3)
- H 434: Health Care Law and Regulation (3)
MPH Requirement
- PHL 544: Biomedical Ethics (4)
- H 530: Health Policy Analysis (3)
- H 532: Economic Issues in Health and Medical Care (3)
- H 534: Health Care Law and Regulation (3)
How to apply
- Meet with David Cortez, MEd to discuss eligibility and proposed program of study and get application code
- Apply through the Graduate School’s Application using the code
Items needed to apply
- Program of Study (plan of which graduate courses you intend to take, and when)
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- Statement of Purpose/Objectives
- Résumé
Faculty reviewing applications will be looking for strong grades, strong recommendations (including a mix of faculty and work or CATALYST, but not from family or friends or high school), clearly stated goals for graduate study, good quality writing in the statement, and demonstrated extracurricular/volunteer/work activities that demonstrate a commitment to Health Systems and Policy.