Application

The Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington exclusively accepts applications for admission to graduate degree programs through the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS) at sophas.org. The application for fall 2021 admission will be available through the SOPHAS portal on August 18, 2020. It is important to thoroughly read and complete all sections in the SOPHAS application (four quadrants). If you have questions during the SOPHAS application, you may contact the SOPHAS student help link at:sophasinfo@liaisoncas.com.

In addition to completion and submission of the SOPHAS application, all applicants must also complete and submit the Indiana University Bloomington Online Graduate and Professional Admissions Application at: https://iugraduate.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login. This supplemental application is managed by the same company who manages the SOPHAS application. It will look very similar to the SOPHAS application. Please be sure to complete all four quadrants; you will not be required to upload any documents to this application but doing so is still allowed. This secondary application will not cost applicants any additional fees (SPH covers the cost of these fees on the applicant’s behalf). This duplication of application information is required for admission.

For Students wishing to apply to any of our Graduate Certificate programs (Public Health-Bloomington Nondegree), applicants will need to complete the SOPHAS Express application by visiting: https://sophasexpress.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login

For answers to questions about our degree programs, our Indiana University Bloomington Online Graduate and Professional Admissions Application, or your complete SOPHAS Express application, please contact our Director of Graduate Admissions, Nelda Montemayor, at sphgrad@indiana.edu

Deadlines

• Spring 2021 Admission: Admission for the spring semester is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: All MPH degree programs, MS in Kinesiology degree program in Athletic Training, MS Athletic Training degree program. The following PhD programs do not admit for spring terms: PhD Epidemiology, PhD Environmental & Occupational Health, PhD Health Behavior, PhD Human Performance Exercise Physiology, PhD Human Performance Biomechanics. For all other programs, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. October 1, 2020 is the priority application deadline for spring semester admission. The application system closes on November 15, 2020.
• Summer 2021 Admission: Admission for the summer term is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: All MPH degree programs, MSR in Recreational Therapy (online or on campus), MSK degree program in Athletic Training, All PhD programs. For all other programs, applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. January 15, 2021 is the priority application deadline for summer admission. The application system closes on January 15, 2021.
• Fall 2020 Admission: Admission for the fall semester is possible for all School of Public Health - Bloomington graduate programs with exception of the following: MS in Athletic Training degree program (admits for summer only). The following programs will not be accepting applications for fall 2021: PhD in Human Performance Biomechanics and the MSR in Public Lands Management. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible, particularly those students who intend to apply for an assistantship. Applicants must have a completed application submitted in SOPHAS by January 15, 2021 in order to receive full consideration for an assistantship. International students, regardless of intention to apply for an assistantship, should also submit a completed application by January 15, 2021 to allow for additional processing time for international transcripts as well as the time needed to complete immigration processes. The application portal will close on April 1, 2021 for fall admission (MPH deadline is April 15, 2021). Applications completed by this date will receive full consideration for admission.

Required Materials

All applicants must complete the School of Public Health Application Service Application. It can be found at: sophas.org. Other requirements:

A statement of purpose (600 word maximum) Students should upload a pdf or word doc of their statement of purpose to their SOPHAS application. The statement of purpose should describe your:

Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions must be sent from each institution’s registrar directly to SOPHAS. Official transcripts are required from all previously attended colleges and universities. Photocopies of official transcripts or unofficial records will not be accepted. Students can’t mail in official copies of transcripts. You can print an Official Transcript Request Form(s) from your online SOPHAS application.

U.S. Transcripts may be mailed by United States Postal Service to:

SOPHAS
P.O. Box 9111
Watertown, MA 02471-9111

International Transcripts

All non-US transcripts must be evaluated by the World Education Service (WES) using their ICAP Course-by-course evaluation service. For further instructions, visit http://www.wes.org/sophas. Non-US transcripts are evaluated exclusively through WES. Make sure to enter your SOPHAS ID on your WES evaluation request so that your evaluation electronically matches to your application. Please note that we do not accept other evaluation services other than WES services.

In addition to submitting your transcripts to WES, all international applicants are required to submit an additional set of all official transcripts (with English translation when applicable) and a photocopy of their diploma(s) at the time of their application to the Office of International Services. International students who have completed all their coursework/earned a degree in the U.S., should also submit official copies of those transcripts/photocopy of their diploma(s) to:

GRE Scores are required from all applicants for admission to IU School of Public Health-Bloomington graduate degree programs with the following exceptions:

Beginning in Fall of 2021, GRE scores will not be required for any applicant to the MPH degree program. This includes both domestic and international applicants. Although the General Record Examination (GRE) is not required to apply for the Master’s in Public Health (MPH) program, individuals may still choose to take and submit scores to be considered in the review process. The decision to include GRE scores rests solely with the applicant. Reminder: GRE scores must be valid within five years from the date taken.

* GRE scores are not required of U.S. citizens with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale, who are applying for admission to the following degree programs:

• M.S. in Applied Health Science degree program in Safety Management.

* GRE scores are not required of U.S. citizens with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, who are applying for admission to the following degree program:

• M.S. in Recreation degree program

All others, please have Educational Testing Services (ETS) send official GRE scores to the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington institution code: 6979.

All international students are required to submit official GRE scores except if applying to the MPH degree program.

English Proficiency: All international applicants whose native language is not English, and who have not received any degrees from a university where English is the language of instruction, must complete and submit one of following: A minimum TOEFL score of 80, or a minimum IELTS score of 7. Please have Educational Testing Services (ETS) send official scores to the institution code: 5688. Any scores received below these minimums will not be forwarded to the review committee.

A Curriculum Vitae or Resume is desired by most admission committee members.

Important Notes: