Graduate students in the Institute of Public Health are responsible for knowledge of all regulations and procedures of the program and the university. Enrollment in a program constitutes a students' acknowledgment that they are obligated to comply with all academic and administrative regulations and degree requirements. Students are encouraged to read carefully regulations related to the public health program.
An overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better must be earned to receive the MPH degree and the CPH. All core courses in the MPH degree must be completed with a grade of B or better, and no more than six semester hours of grades less than B will be accepted for the degree. No grade below a C will be accepted toward the degree. The records of certificate students who fall below the 3.00 GPA requirements will be reviewed for continuation in the program.
The following course grades will be given as final grade options in courses taught by public health faculty members. Any deviations will be at the discretion of the individual faculty member and specifically stated in his or her syllabus.
A student may apply a maximum of nine (9) semester hours of course credit transferred from other graduate programs or institution (s) toward fulfilling MPH degree requirements. A student may apply a maximum of three (3) semester hours transferred from another program or institution toward fulfilling CPH requirements. Transfer credits are processed by the Institute and must be approved by the student’s faculty advisor, the graduate program coordinator and the Director of the Institute: publichealth.gsu.edu/pdf/transfercreditrequest.pdf.
Students who have been accepted into an Institute of Public Health program and who wish to take courses at another institution for credit, must first obtain written approval from their advisor and the graduate program coordinator. All credits, including transfer credits, presented for the Master degree must have been earned within six calendar years of the date of the degree and all credits presented for the certificate must have been earned within three calendar years.
By the end of the second semester or after completing core courses, whichever comes first, MPH students must select a specialty track. Selection should be done in consultation with the student’s academic advisor. At the time of selection, a program of study should be filed by the student: publichealth.gsu.edu/1883.html. The program of study form may be updated from time to time as coursework progresses.
Students in all graduate programs must maintain an enrollment totaling 6 hours (or more) over all consecutive three semester periods (including summers). In other words, the total enrollment of the current term plus the two terms preceding it must add to 6 hours or more at all times. The status of all students will be checked by the midpoint of each term for compliance with the continuous enrollment requirement. Any student whose enrollment is out of compliance will receive a registration hold preventing all current and future registration. Those students will be notified by an e-mail message sent to their official Georgia State University’s e-mail account. To resume their programs, students with continuous enrollment holds must file for re-entry: publichealth.gsu.edu/prospective_students.asp by the published deadline and must enroll at a level sufficient to satisfy the continuous enrollment criterion. For more information on the re-entry process, contact the advisement/admissions office
All candidates for the MPH degree must file a formal application for graduation with the University’s Graduation Office at least two semesters in advance of the expected semester of graduation. Deadlines are published on the GSU Website: www.gsu.edu/es/graduation.html. The Graduation Office will inform the Institute when the application is filed. The Institute of Public Health will conduct an audit and inform the student of any remaining requirements. A degree will be awarded only to a student who meets the university academic and residence requirements as well as the standards of performance and academic requirements for the MPH degree.
All candidates for the CPH must file a formal application for completion: publichealth.gsu.edu/current_students.asp with the Institute of Public Health during the semester in which the student plans to complete the GCPH. The Institute will conduct an audit to confirm completion of the requirements before the certificate is issued to the student. A certificate will be awarded only to a student who meets both the university academic and residence requirements and the standards of performance, academic requirements and residence requirements for the CPH.
All credits, including transfer credits, presented for the Master degree must have been earned within six calendar years of the date of the degree, and all credits presented for the certificate must have been earned within three calendar years.
A student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in order to receive a master's degree or certificate from the Institute of Public Health.
Each student admitted to graduate work in the Institute of Public Health must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00. A student whose cumulative grade point average falls below 3.00 at the end of a semester will be placed on Academic Warning. The student will be notified of this standing by the Institute. If a 3.00 cumulative grade point average is not achieved by the end of the next twelve semester hours or two semesters, whichever is longer, of completed course work approved by the faculty adviser, the student will be suspended from the graduate program. Transient students must maintain a 3.00 cumulative grade point average in order to continue in that status. Transient students who do not maintain a 3.00 cumulative grade point average may be subject to Academic Suspension.
A student may apply for reinstatement after one semester as a suspended student. Application for reinstatement must be made no later than six weeks prior to the first day of classes for the semester in which reinstatement is sought.
Students will normally satisfy the degree requirements of the catalog in effect at the time they enter the graduate program. Revisions may be required to provide more effective programs. Degree requirements include the courses and grades required to earn the degree. A change in an academic regulation such as academic standing policy or appeals procedures will affect all students regardless of catalog edition.
Students will be required to change catalog editions when they reenter the university after a period of two or more consecutive years in which they have earned no academic credit at Georgia State University.