BA Public Health at University of Iowa

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree provides students with a basic understanding of the five core public health knowledge areas: biostatistics, social and behavioral sciences, epidemiology, health policy and management, and occupational and environmental health sciences. Students will be prepared to enter the workforce or continue their education. A public health core provides the degree with breadth in the biological, social, economic, quantitative, geographic, and educational components of health and health disparities within and across populations.

Faculty: College of Public Health | Duration: 120 s.h. required | Location: Iowa City, IA, United States

What you will study

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in public health requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including at least 45 s.h. of work for the major.

Career pathways

The BA program provides knowledge of the community and behavioral aspects of public health for students interested in working in health education, health communication, public health program development, or public health policy in local, federal, or international governmental or nongovernmental agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the college/university (not programme-specific): Students may be admitted to the College of Public Health either through direct admission or standard admission. Direct Admission Direct admission is designed for students applying to the university as first-year students for the fall semester. Applicants who meet the high school course requirements and present a Regent Admission Index (RAI) of 265 or higher and a high school grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.33 are directly admitted to the college. Applicants who meet course requirements and either the RAI or GPA requirement are carefully considered. Students who are denied direct admission may file an online petition for direct admission to the College of Public Health. Students granted direct admission to the college are eligible to apply for first-year scholarships. The scholarship application process is competitive and is based on high school records and short essay responses.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants may apply for the Fall semester (Early Action and regular deadlines) or the Summer Session; international applicants have Fall and Spring semester acceptance deadlines.

Transfer applicants may enter in the Fall semester or the Spring semester.

First-year: Early Action deadline for Fall is November 2 (documents November 9); regular admission deadline is February 1 (documents February 8); Summer Session or Fall acceptance deadline is May 3. Admission decisions are rolling from August. Application fee is $55 (fee waiver available). Apply through the University of Iowa application or the Common Application (fall session only). ACT/SAT is optional (test-optional, 'no harm' policy; some programmes have specific requirements); ACT code 1356, SAT code 6681.

Transfer: most undergraduate programmes close May 3 for Fall (documents by August 1) and December 1 for Spring (November 16 for international applicants); deadlines vary for some education, nursing and business programmes. Application fee is $55 (fee waiver available); apply through the University of Iowa application.

International first-year: Early Action November 2 (documents November 9); regular deadline February 1 (documents February 8); Fall acceptance deadline May 3; Spring acceptance deadline November 16. Admission decisions are rolling from mid-September; deadlines vary by area of study. Application fee is $80 (non-refundable; waivers only for applicants graduating from a US high school who qualify financially). ACT/SAT is required if used for the English proficiency requirement or for scholarships; TOEFL or IELTS accepted.

Graduate and professional admission requirements, costs and deadlines are set by each degree programme; applicants apply through the Admissions Profile application and may apply to only one programme unless applying to a combined degree programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/

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