• How to Apply
    
• Instructions for first-time Applicants

• Instructions for Applicants Reactivating a Prior

• Instructions for Previous or Current UC Berkeley Graduate Students

• Application Fee

• Tuition and Fees

• Financial Aid

• Frequently Asked Questions

The minimum requirements for admission into the DrPH program include an MPH degree from an accredited school of public health and two years or more of professional experience in public health (post-master’s degree), that demonstrate progressive responsibility and evidence of leadership potential. Some exceptions to the two-year post-master’s work requirement may be made in special circumstances. Applicants with a master’s or higher degree outside the field of public health are also admissible but will be required to make up any deficiencies in course content equivalent to the following:

1. PH 200C: MPH Breadth Course
2. PH 200D: MPH Integrative Breadth Course
3. PH 142: Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Biology and Public Health
4. PH 250A: Epidemiologic Methods