Application Requirements

All applicants seeking admission to a master's or doctoral program in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine must apply through SOPHAS, a centralized online application for a large number of schools of public health across the United States. Before applying, please be sure to read through the Frequently Asked Questions page regarding the SOPHAS application process. This will clear up questions you may have about the application and ensure that all of your material is sent to the correct location in a timely manner.

Priority Dates

The school maintains a rolling admissions policy and accepts qualified applicants during fall, spring and summer terms on a continual basis until the actual start date of classes.  For adequate financial aid and visa processing, it is recommended that applicants submit their application materials to SOPHAS at least three months prior to the expected date matriculation.

The SOPHAS application site opens each year on September 15th.  Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible. 

Doctoral applicants must submit their completed application for fall matriculation by January 15th. Because SOPHAS requires a few weeks to process applications it is highly recommended that US applicants submit their doctoral application by December 1st. International applicants should submit their doctoral materials by November 1st. Applications received after this date will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The SOPHAS application site closes each year on August 15th. Please have your application completed by this date since SOPHAS purges files at the close of the cycle.  Incomplete applications must follow up with the Admissions office to complete their application.

Admission Requirements for Master's Programs

Please note that school requirements are a minimum and that individual departments may request additional or different criteria. A complete application for the school's master's programs consists of the following components as part of he complete SOPHAS application:

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher learning with a strong undergraduate record, preferring a grade point average of 3.0 or better in the major subject (send all transcripts to SOPHAS - WES or ECE evaluation required for International applicants)
• Three letters of recommendation from three individuals familiar with prior academic and/or professional performance (submit to SOPHAS thru application) 
• GRE, GMAT, or MCAT scores for appropriate programs (GMAT scores are acceptable to master's programs offered through the Department of Global Health Systems and Development). Combined verbal and quantitative score of at least 1000 on the GRE. GRE scores should be sent directly to SOPHAS using school code 6809.
• Written statement of career goals (submit to SOPHAS thru application)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores for applicants from non-English-speaking nations with a minimum score of 570 on the paper-based test, 230 on the computer-based test or 89 on the Internet-based test (send to SOPHAS)

Application Requirements for Doctoral Programs

A complete application for the school's doctoral programs consists of the following components as part of the complete SOPHAS application:

• Official signed and sealed undergraduate transcripts from an accredited institution, with at least 30 credits of graduate-level course work and a GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale for all graduate course work (send all transcripts to SOPHAS - WES or ECE evaluation required for International applicants)
• Recommendations from three individuals who are familiar with the academic and/or professional performance of the applicant and at lest on recommendation must be from outside Tulane (submit to SOPHAS thru application)
• Written statement of career goals (submit to SOPHAS thru application)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores for applicants from non-English speaking nations with a minimum score of 600 on the paper-based test, 250 on the computer-based test, or 90 on the Internet-based test (send to SOPHAS)
• Interview with the chair or the chair's designate for the department in which the applicant intends to study. This may be in person or by phone.  In exceptional circumstances, the chair may waive this requirement.
• Combined verbal and quantitative score of at least 1200 on the GRE. GRE scores should be sent directly to SOPHAS using school code 6809.

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