How to Apply

Application Checklist

1. Start Application: MSU Application for Graduate Study

• Master of Public Health Program
• Graduate Certificate

2. Apply for Free

• Complete the Application Fee Waiver Request Form
  • Please do not pay the application fee upon submission of your application if you are applying for a fee waiver
  • Application fees cannot be refunded
  • Waivers will be approved after all support documents have been sent received

3. Submit: Support Documents 

• Required for all MPH and Graduate Certificate Applicants: 
  
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Personal statement
  • Resume or CV
• Required for Graduate Dual Enrollment
  
  • Letter of support from other program
• Required for Undergraduate Dual Enrollment at MSU:
  • Undergraduate Enrollment Status Form
• Optional for All Applicants:
  
  • Academic statement 
  • Graduate or professional school test scores (GRE, MCAT, DAT, GMAT, etc.) 

4. Request: Official Transcripts/Test Scores

• Official transcripts 
  • Request electronically or by mail to the MPH Program: 
    • Electronically:
      • chm.mph_admissions@msu.edu
      • International transcripts cannot be accepted electronically
    • Mail to:
      • Michigan State University
        Online Master of Public Health Office
        130 East 2nd Street
        Suite 202
        Flint, MI 48502
• Official English language proficiency test scores
  • For international students only
  • Request official scores using institution code 1465

5. Finish: Submit the MSU Application for Graduate Study 

• If applying for an application fee waiver:
  • Click submit and close out browser when prompted for payment
  • Do not pay