Graduate Certificate Programs
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Classroom setting.The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (MEZCOPH) is committed to serving the public health educational needs of the State of Arizona.  In addition to offering curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels, we offer individuals the following graduate certificate programs:

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health will consist of the five core courses in the Master of Public Health degree:  CPH 573A Basic Principles of Epidemiology; CPH 574 Public Health Policy and Management; CPH 575 Environmental and Occupational Health; CPH 576A Biostatistics for Public Health; and CPH 577 Sociocultural and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health.  All five courses are now online. 

Applicants to the Graduate Certificate in Public Health program will be required to have a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited college or university or if the applicant has 12 or more graduate units, the G.P.A. will be based on graduate units.  Application is through the UA Graduate College.  Courses taken within two years of admission to the program may be applied toward the certificate.  The curriculum may be counted toward the MPH degree, should the student apply and be admitted to the MPH program.

Please note: Students in the Gaduate Certificate in Public Health are ineligible to receive financial aid of any kind, and are required to pay the Graduate tuition rates outlined by the UA Bursar's Office (dependent on state of residence.) 

Information about the Graduate Certificate in Public Health is available by contacting Becky Corran, Recruitment & Admissions Coordinator, at (520) 626-3201 or phadmit@email.arizona.edu.