FayW.BoozmanCollege of Public Health
Certificate and MPH Application Requirements
(Effective 2/17/09)
Step 1: Review specific COPH program requirements athere.
Step 2: Complete application through SOPHAS (see for information and checklists) COPH does not require a supplemental application.
Step 3: Forward a check or money order for $25 processing fee ($50 for international applicants) made payable to UAMS COPH.
Step 4: Log in and monitorthe status of application and documents in SOPHAS regularly.
Step 5: Once SOPHAS has received all application requirements, it may take up to four weeks for them to verify and deliver the file to COPH. Please take this time into account when adhering to COPH deadlines.
Please note: SOPHAS will not hold your application for the following items:
-Standardized test scores
-International transcripts
Thus, COPH may receive the file incomplete. We will not move forward with the admission review process until the necessary documents either from SOPHAS or the corresponding test agencies or academic institutions are received. Continue to monitor your SOPHAS account for updates regarding the status of these items.
Step 6: After receipt of completed application packet from SOPHAS, COPH will send a confirmation email to the applicant to the preferred email address entered on the application.
Step 7: COPH will schedule a brief telephone interview with each completed and qualifying applicant within three weeks of receipt of file from SOPHAS. Please monitor your preferred email address for this and other communications.
Step 8: The COPH Admissions Committee will review the files and each applicant interviewed will be notified in writing of an admission decision within 4 weeks of the completed telephone interview.
The FayW.BoozmanCollege of Public Health has the following dates as the last date possible to submit your MPH or Certificate application to SOPHAS:
For Fall semester admission: May 1
(International applicants: May 15)
For Spring semester admission: Oct 1
(International applicants: October 1)
For Summer semester admission: Apr 1
(International applicants: March 1)
Direct all supporting application materials to:
SOPHAS
PO Box 9111
Watertown, MA 02471
Tel: (617) 612-2090
Fax: (617) 612-2092
Email:
SOPHAS
c/o Liaison International
311 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 02472
(For overnight documents only)
Standardized test score codesfor COPH:
GRE: 6512, Dept. 0616 (COPH)
GMAT: OSF-3L-74 (COPH)
LSAT andDAT: Request official scores be mailed to your home address and forward sealed envelope to COPH.
MCAT –Select designation titled “SOPHAS” (Schools of Public Health Application Service) No code is used.
PCAT: 124 (SOPHAS)
TOEFL: 5688 (SOPHAS)