Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts (PHCP)
This is an interdepartmental 15-credit hour program of graduate study covering the required core content taught within UNC’s MPH programs: epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and management, environmental health, and health behavior. All courses are taught completely online. No travel to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus is required. Online certificates are available to any interested student NOT currently enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill. After viewing the GPS overview, see our Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts partner page for additional information.
General Information
15
~2 yrs
Online
Spring See Application Details page for more info.
Applicant Information
Those seeking knowledge and skills to equip them to analyze solutions to public health problems at the community, institutional and societal levels, and to broaden their knowledge and understanding of core public health
- Total Enrollment 1620
- Female 72%, Male 28%
- Underrepresented Minority Students 16.3%
- International 11%
Program Costs & Funding
- Tuition and fee information can be found on the University Cashier website. Gillings School of Global Public Health tuition and fees for the 2018-2019 academic year can be found on pages 7, 8 and 9.
- Compare the cost of living at UNC and surrounding areas with other comparison schools.
- Learn about the funding opportunities from the UNC Graduate School, the UNC Gillings Financial Aid page, and the UNC Office of Scholarship & Student Aid.
Admissions Information
Bachelor's degree or international equivalent
None required
- Standardized test scores are one of many factors we consider in making admissions decisions. If you have concerns about your scores, please talk with us.
- UNC Graduate School Institutional School Code: 5816
- International applicants must also submit official TOEFL or IELTS standardized test scores.
School-wide: Incoming students had a mean undergraduate GPA of 3.5
Not required
Not required
Not required
Yes Experience in a health or social science related field-includes volunteer experience (min of 3 years preferred).
Learn about opportunities to come to UNC Gillings to meet faculty, staff, and current students. If you are unable to come to campus – don’t worry – our representatives attend a variety of recruitment events around the United States as well as host virtual fairs and webinars.
During the Program
For a detailed description of all the requirements for this degree program please click here for the Student Handbook.
No comprehensive exams
None required
Not required
The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health strives to integrate global content and approaches across the School’s courses, programs and degrees. We believe that every student should emerge from our School with an understanding of global health issues. Some courses are focused largely on global issues, others are designed so that global and local issues are intertwined and some still are evolving. Learn more about these options.
NOTE: Certificate students don’t have opportunity for global study outside courses comprising program.
After the Program
Local, regional and state health department staff and management positions whose duties span community assessment, assurance, and policy development
Implement community assessments and carrying out assurance and policy development activities
Career paths, job titles, employers, and destinations of our graduates.
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- Fee: 45
- Step Link
(The Graduate School Application is a common application system for UNC-Chapel Hill programs.)
IMPORTANT NOTE(S):
See program details in GPS for requirements such as prequisites, prior degree, work experience, any test score waivers, as well as a tuition estimate and program overview.
Applicant information, including North Carolina residency information.
Educational history
- Please upload a copy of your most recent transcript(s), including your current term grades, if applicable. (If grades are not yet available, send them to the UNC Gillings program contact as soon as they become available.) Be sure the transcript reflects the name of the institution and any degrees you received.
Community standards
You will be asked about honor code, crime, academic sanction, military discharge, etc.
Upload your personal statement.
- Upload a document that answers the following questions (no more than 2 pages).
- State your purpose in applying for this program.
- Explain how the certificate will be of value to you.
- Describe any experience you have had with distance education.
- Ten-twelve hours of student work per course, per week are required for successful course completion. Describe how you will schedule that time.
- If you will be working full-time, explain what mechanisms you have or can put in place to ensure that you will be able to handle the demands of both work and school. Specifically, detail the support your supervisor has offered and whether release from work/school is available.
- Describe what contributions you could make to this certificate program.
- Please list all college level math courses you have taken--(honors courses taken in high school can be included).
Upload your resume or CV.
Enter names of recommenders. UNC will then send them an email with instructions for submitting a letter on your behalf. We encourage references from professors or teachers (or teaching assistants) or work/research supervisors who have worked directly and closely with you and who can speak about you with specificity.
- Not required
Document submission (check legibility of uploads)
Pay the Graduate School application fee.
Track your progress.
- You will be able to track status through the Graduate School application. Once a decision is made, you will receive an email instructing login to the Graduate School application portal to see the decision letter.
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FYI: application review processMoreLess
SPH application review:
- Interview
- No interview required.
- You will be notified via email regarding program decision.
- Interview