Applicants for the M.P.H. degree program must have earned a Bachelor's degree in a health-related area. Strong candidates have at least two years’ postbaccalaureate experience directly relevant to the academic program.

This program offers students an opportunity to complete a course of study that leads to a terminal professional degree. Working health professionals enhance skills, broaden their perspective of environmental health problems, and prepare to assume greater professional responsibility.

Candidates for the M.P.H. degree may enroll either full time, in which case they should be able to complete degree requirements in four semesters plus an intervening summer, or part time, in which case they are expected to complete degree requirements within three years of matriculation.

The program prepares students with prior undergraduate/graduate education to be leaders, with technical knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to assume expanded roles in evaluating and regulating environmental exposures to humans. The program provides the Environmental Health Sciences core course for all public health majors and specialty courses for graduate students majoring in general environmental health. Environmental Health courses are also available to graduate students majoring in Engineering, Health Sciences, and Natural Sciences.

The total number of credits required for graduation is 42, 15 of which must be earned in Public Health core courses, 21 credits in Environmental Health Sciences courses and other electives, 3 credits for the practicum, and 3 credits for the culminating experience (M.P.H. project).

All M.P.H. students are required to complete a practicum.