The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology offers accelerated Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science (MS) degree options in Epidemiology. Interested undergraduates apply for this program in the fall of their junior year. Accepted students will take four courses (12 credits) at the graduate level during their undergraduate studies. These four courses must be above and beyond the requirements for their Bachelor's degree and the additional credits will be transferred to the graduate degree program. The MPH in Epidemiology requires 42 credits and the MS in Epidemiology requires 45 credits.