NMSU DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCE

MPH ADMISSIONS EVALUATION FORM

 

Form Revised and Approved by MPH faculty on May 3, 2004

 

Applicant’s Name__________________________________________________              SS#____________-________-___________

 

Evaluator’s Name__________________________________________________               Date of Evaluation_____________________

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (20 POINTS)

3.0 minimum undergraduate GPA on a 4.0 scale (overall or for last 60 credit hours, whichever is higher)

(if minimum is not met, student must complete MPH 510,520, and 530 with a 3.0 average)

 

GPA

POINTS AWARDED

3.0-3.2

5

3.3-3.4

10

3.5-3.6

15

3.7-4.0

20

GRADUATE RECORD EXAM (20 POINTS)

850 minimum combined verbal and quantitative

(if minimum is not met, admission is automatically denied)

COMBINED VERBAL AND QUANTITATIVE

POINTS AWARDED

850-900

2.3

901-1000

4.6

1001-1100

7.0

1101-1200

9.3

1201-1300

11.6

1301-1400+

14.0

 

4.0 minimum Analytical Writing

(if minimum is not met, admission is automatically denied)

ANALYTICAL WRITING

POINTS AWARDED

4.0-4.4

1.5

4.5-4.9

3.0

5.0-5.4

4.5

5.5-6.0

6.0

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATIONS SCORES (20 POINTS)

Up to 10 points for each of two (2) required letters of recommendation.

 

Outstanding

 

Average

 

Insufficient

Letter #1

10

7.5

5

2.5

0

Letter #2

10

7.5

5

2.5

0

STUDENT’S WRITTEN NARRATIVE (20 POINTS)

Written ability, content evaluation, grammar, mechanics, flow, originality, professional goals, dedication and commitment to public health.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS (20 POINTS)

Public-health related work experience; Student’s involvement in public health research or research in general; Proven interest in service research area matching faculty expertise; Faculty willingness to supervise a student; Educational background is related to this program; Peace Corp or other work-related community or public experience; Student is from a population with health disparities.

TOEFL SCORE (INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY)

For international students only, to be eligible for admission to the MPH program, a minimum TOEFL score of 560 is required. (no evaluation points are awarded for this category; higher TOEFL scores do not increase the probability of a favorable admissions decision)

 

TOTAL POINTS AWARDED________________________

MINIMUM POINTS REQUIRED: 50/100

IS THIS PERSON RECOMMENDED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE MPH PROGRAM? 

______YES        ______NO