POLICY SUMMARY

The MPH is a professional degree that prepares individuals to develop basic public health skills.  The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), our accrediting agency, requires that each MPH student be able to demonstrate the application of these concepts through an internship experience that is relevant to his or her area of specialization.  This experience must be appropriately planned, supervised, and evaluated.  Students should have completed the core classes before registering for an internship, so that usually means internships are performed in the summer of the first year at the earliest.  Some programs vary from this general policy.  To be sure about when you are eligible to register for your internship, check with your department’s program coordinator.  All internships are graded on a Pass/No Pass basis. 

GRADING POLICY

A final grade will be awarded by the faculty internship advisor and based upon the internship supervisor's evaluation and the student's final product.  All internships are graded on a Pass/No Pass basis.

SYLLABUS

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