Admissions
MPH Tuition 2023-2024
Credit Hour - $762
3-Credit Hour Course - $2,286
11-Credit Semester - $8,382
Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Master of Public Health degree must complete 42 credit hours in accordance with the prescribed course of study and maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. At this time, MPH, offers one concentration, Health Education and Promotion.
Admissions Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the MPH degree program, you must:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university
- Have a cumulative GPA indicative of success in graduate school, generally 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale
- GRE scores indicative of success in graduate school (currently waived due to COVID-19)
- Applications for Fall 2023 are due by Aug. 11, 2023.
Application Process
- Submit a completed online application, including official transcripts, the required Essay of Intent/Personal Statement, CV/Resume, and two recommendation forms from academic and/ or professional references.
- Arrange to have your official transcript(s) sent directly from all previously attended colleges and universities
- Coursework taken at foreign institutions must be evaluated for U.S. institution equivalence by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) organization used by Wingate University. We recommend World Education Services, Inc. & SpanTran for evaluation and University Language Services for translation.
- International students whose first language is not English should ask the TOEFL or IELTS testing agency to send us your scores.
Please have your transcripts sent to Wingate University via any of the options below:
- Via email to r.taylor@wingate.edu
- National Student Clearinghouse: "Wingate University Graduate Admissions"
- Parchment: "Wingate University Admissions"
- Physical mail:
- Wingate University MPH
Attn: Mr. Randy M.B. Taylor
PO Box 159
Wingate, NC 28174
- Wingate University MPH
The MPH program is 100% online. F1 visa international students, per federal regulations, cannot be granted visas for online degrees. International students who are NOT seeking entry into the U.S. on an F1 student visa may apply to the MPH ONLINE program.
FAQs
- Do you accept transcripts, references, and essay after the application deadline?
- What is the application deadline?
- What types of financial aid are available to MPH applicants?
- What platform does Wingate use for the online courses?
- How will courses be delivered?
- Will I have to buy a lot of textbooks?
- Do MPH students take courses from any other Wingate programs?
- Can I attend the program as full-time or part-time?
- Will students in the MPH program get hands on experience working in the field?
- Is a formal thesis required for the MPH degree?
- I don’t live in North Carolina, can I find a practicum site where I live?
Do you accept transcripts, references, and essay after the application deadline?
What is the application deadline?
What types of financial aid are available to MPH applicants?
What platform does Wingate use for the online courses?
How will courses be delivered?
Will I have to buy a lot of textbooks?
Do MPH students take courses from any other Wingate programs?
Can I attend the program as full-time or part-time?
Will students in the MPH program get hands on experience working in the field?
Is a formal thesis required for the MPH degree?
I don’t live in North Carolina, can I find a practicum site where I live?
Questions?
Dr. Shanta R. Dube, PhD, MPH
Director of Master of Public Health Program
s.dube@wingate.edu
Dr. Suzie S. Wolf, DHSc, CPH, PA-C
Program Director, Department of Public Health
s.wolf@wingate.edu