General

• What is public health?
• What degrees or training in public health does UNC offer?

Admissions

• What are the application deadlines?
• What are the admission requirements?
• Can I apply to the UNC School of Public Health via the Schools of Public Health Application System (SOPHAS)?
• How many applications do you receive each year? How many are accepted?
• What is the average GRE score?

Financial Aid

• What types of financial assistance are available?
• What tuition and fees might I expect as a student at the School of Public Health?

Careers

• What types of jobs are typical for someone with a degree in public health? 

General

Question:

What is public health?

Answer:

Public Health is the science and practice of protecting and improving the health of populations through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention and policy development, and the provision of health care services. The Association of Schools of Public Health offers an informative web site that explains public health and its impact, careers in public health and much more.
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Question:

What degrees or training in public health does UNC offer?

Answer: 

Admissions

Question:

What are the application deadlines?

Answer:

Application deadlines can be found on our Admissions page.
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Question:

What are the admission requirements?

Answer:

The answer to this question can be found on our Degrees and certificates page.
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Question:

Can I apply to the UNC School of Public Health via the Schools of Public Health Application System (SOPHAS)?

Answer:

The UNC School of Public Health is not participating in SOPHAS for the 2006-07 admissions cycle. Currently, applicants to our programs must apply directly to UNC.
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Question:

How many applications do you receive each year? How many are accepted?

Answer:

The answer to this question can be found on our Admissions data page.
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Question:

What is the average GRE score? 

Answer:

GRE data can be found on our Admissions data page.
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Financial Aid

Question:

What types of financial assistance are available?

Answer:

For the answer to this question please visit our Financing your education page.
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Question:

What tuition and fees might I expect as a student at the School of Public Health

Answer:

Current tuition and fees and can be found on the University Cashier’s webpage.
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Careers

Question:

What types of jobs are typical for someone with a degree in public health?

Answer:

This information can be found on our Careers in public health page.
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