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• The Field of Public Health
• Programs and Degrees
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• M.P.H./M.H.S.A.
• M.S./Ph.D.
• Executive Education & OJ/OC
• Continuing Education
• Distance Learning
• Dual-Degree
• Online Certificate (CFPH)
• Preventive Medicine Residency
• LSA-SPH 4+1 (SUGS)
• Non-Degree

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Non-Degree Applicants

Students are admitted with "non-degree status" when enrolling in select certificate programs or when granted the opportunity to take coursework on a more flexible basis than found in specific degree programs. Admissibility to non-degree status is determined by:

• Successful completion of a bachelor's degree program, and
• Evidence of ability to succeed in university courses.

Applicants to a School of Public Health degree program are not eligible for admission to unclassified status for the same term as degree application.

Applicants admitted to unclassified (non-degree) status in the School of Public Health are not associated with a department and are not assigned a faculty advisor. Admission is for a single term and students admitted to this category must obtain permission of the instructor for each course they wish to take. A total of no more than ten (10) credit hours may be elected under the unclassified (non-degree) status. Students not electing ten credit hours their first term of enrollment may continue in their unclassified status with the permission of the School Registrar. Unclassified (non-degree) students who wish to apply for degree status for a subsequent term, must complete the School of Public Health Application for Admission, submit letters of recommendation, and Graduate Exam Scores or its equivalent taken within the last five years. Official transcripts submitted with the unclassified (non-degree) application can be used for the degree application. Admission to the School of Public Health as an unclassified (non-degree) student does not ensure admission to a degree program.

Deadlines

Applications will be accepted until one week prior to the first day of classes for the desired term of admission. Applications must be accompanied by the $60 application fee on this date in order to be accepted. Late applications will not be considered.

Applications must be postmarked or received by the deadline:
Winter 2010 Deadline - 12/31/2009
Fall 2010 Deadline - 8/31/2010

Contact the Office of Academic Affairs at 734-764-5425 or sph.inquiries@umich.edu for more information and to request a non-degree application.