Public Health Certificate Requirements

Graduate Certificate in Public Health

Public Health Certificate Admission Requirements

Completion of the UND School of Graduate Studies application and payment of the application fee.
A baccalaureate degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university (for U.S. degrees, accreditation by one of the six regional accrediting associations: MSA, NASC, NCA, NEASC-CIHE, SACS-CC or WACS-Sr.).
An undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00.
Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

Public Health Certificate Application Requirements

Official post-secondary academic transcripts from all institutions attended.
A written statement that describes the applicant's professional goals and motivation for seeking a certificate in public health. (optional but greatly encouraged; limit 1 page)

Certificate Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health is offered as part of the Public Health Program. It is designed for people who wish to obtain formal training in public health, but do not want to earn the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. These include people currently working in the public health and health care fields, as well as others.

Depending on the area of emphasis, the Graduate Certificate in Public Health requires completion of 12-13 credits. Students may earn the certificate in one of three emphases: General Public Health, Population Health Research & Analytics or Indigenous Health. The General Public Health and Population Health Research & Analytics emphases require completion of 13 credits, and both require biostatistics and epidemiology. In addition to these two common courses, the General Public Health emphasis requires 3 other MPH core courses, and the Population Health Research & Analytics emphasis requires research methods and two analytics electives. The Indigenous Health emphasis requires completion of 12 credits.

All credits from the certificate program can be transferred toward the MPH degree, if the student wishes. In addition, some students who complete the General Public Health Certificate will be eligible to sit for the Certified in Public Health (CPH) examination. For more information and CPH eligibility requirements visit https://www.nbphe.org.

Area of Emphasis: General Public Health

The following courses are required for the General Public Health emphasis in the Graduate Certificate in Public Health.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
PH 504	Planning Management to Promote Health	3
PH 510	Public Health Health Care Systems	2
PH 531	Biostatistics 1	3
PH 541	Public Health Communication	2
PH 551	Epidemiology 1	3

Area of Emphasis: Population Health Research & Analytics

The following courses are required for the Population Health Research & Analytics emphasis in the Graduate Certificate in Public Health.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
PH 505	Public Health Data Management in SAS	1
PH 531	Biostatistics 1	3
PH 551	Epidemiology 1	3
PH 532	Biostatistics 2	3
or PH 550	Population Health Research Methods
PH 552	Epidemiology 2	3

Area of Emphasis: Indigenous Health

The following courses are required for the Indigenous Health emphasis in the Graduate Certificate in Public Health.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
PH 581	Principles of Indigenous Health	3
PH 582	Social Ecological Determinants of Indigenous Health	3
PH 583	American Indian Health Policy	3
PH 584	Public Health Programming in Indigenous Populations	3

Public Health Certificate Requirements Disclaimer

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

What is a graduate certificate?

A graduate certificate is a short series of graduate-level college courses that offer specialized training in a specific industry. UND offers graduate certificate programs focused on education, technology, business, and public administration. You must complete your bachelor’s degree before enrolling in a graduate certificate program.

Graduate certificate courses can sometimes be stacked to meet the requirements for a master’s degree. Reach out to the department for clarification prior to entering a graduate certificate program if your desire is to apply your graduate certificate credits to a master’s degree.