Students seeking clear admission should hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning with a 2.5 grade point average overall. Students with an undergraduate grade point below 2.5 will be required to sit for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and acquire a target score in three categories: Verbal 149, Quantitative 141 and Analytical Writing 3.0. Students who have previously earned advanced degrees including, but not limited to M.S., M.A., M.B.A., J.D. or other recognized graduate degrees from an accredited university will be exempt from the GRE requirement.
Applicants without an academic and/or experiential background in a related discipline or field of study including, but not limited to: occupational safety, security, homeland security, emergency management, emergency medical, insurance, and risk management may be accepted into the program with departmental approval. When deficiencies are deemed to exist, applicants may be required to satisfy all designated deficiencies prior to admission to candidacy. Students must also meet general requirements of the EKU Graduate School.
Demonstrated English language proficiency. Before being accepted for admission to the university international students must demonstrate their English language proficiency. For standard admission students may demonstrate proficiency by one of the following means:
TOEFL score of 530 (paper based), 195 (computer based), or 71 (internet based) with no band score below a 16.
IELTS scores of 6.0 overall with 5.0 or above in EVERY subject/skill category.
Duolingo English Test with a score of 95 or higher.
Japanese students may submit the EIKEN test with a passing score of Pre-1.
ACT English 18 and ACT Reading 20
SAT Evidence Based Reading/Writing 510
Successful completion of the ELS Level 112 Intensive English program in the United States. (See below for details.)
Who Would be Interested in Public Health?
Students interested in:
Obtaining a rewarding job in which you gain satisfaction knowing that you are working to improve the lives of others in local, national, and international communities
Improving people's health and well-being by confronting complex health issues such as improving access to health care, controlling infectious diseases, violence, substance abuse, and injury. Focus is on education and the prevention side of health care
Working in a diverse and dynamic field that provides public health services to individuals from all age groups, in multiple settings, and affords the opportunity to work with professionals from myriad other disciplines such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, biology, chemistry, communication, mathematics, business, nursing, occupational science, social work, political science, and government
Planning and implementing programs and events that address current and future health issues
Why Public Health?
Degree Benefits
Seniors complete an internship (HEA 463) where they apply the skills they have learned in the program to real life problems.
Students who graduate from this program are ready to sit for the CHES exam to become Certified Health Education Specialists.
A degree in Public Health enables students to intervene in community and individual settings to help people stay healthier.
Learn from the Best
The Public Health program has shown the test of time with high-quality faculty who treat the students as "family."
The faculty is heavily involved in the field of public health with national and state presentations, publications, and leadership positions.
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Rewarding Career Opportunities
Students in the Community Health option can work in:
Local, regional, and state public health agencies
School settings
Volunteer agencies
Non-profit organizations
Worksite wellness programs
Hospitals
Substance Abuse Prevention/Intervention agencies
And more
Public Health graduates will find jobs in the public, non-profits, and private sectors.
Public sectors jobs may be in local, state, or federal health departments in such positions as:
Health educator
Health communication specialist
Program manager
Policy analyst
Epidemiologist
Non-profit jobs include:
Health advocacy
Policy advocacy
Research on specific health issues
