Admission Requirements

• Master of Science

Degree Requirements

• Master of Science

Mailing Address:
School of Public Health (MC 923)
1603 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612-4394

Campus Location: 1149 SPHPI
Program Code: 20FS5140MS (MS)
Telephone: (312) 996-6620
E-mail: fayed@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.uic.edu/sph/
Dean of the School: Paul Brandt-Rauf
Director of Graduate Studies: Faith Davis

The School of Public Health offers work leading to the Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Science.  The degree is intended to train clinicians, primarily post-doctoral or post-residency fellows and junior faculty, to become leaders in clinical research.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

• Baccalaureate Field Baccalaureate degree required.
• Prior Degrees An applicant must also have (1) a postbaccalaureate graduate or professional degree at the doctoral level OR (2) a baccalaureate degree from an accredited U.S. or Canadian school with concurrent enrollment in a clinical degree program.
• Grade Point Average 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 hours of undergraduate study and for all cumulative graduate work previously taken.
• Tests Required MS applicants with a graduate or professional degree at the doctoral level (e.g., PhD, ScD, MD, DDS, DNP, DO, DPT, DVM, PharmD) from an accredited U.S. or Canadian school or who are licensed to practice in the United States are exempt from the GRE requirement, but must instead submit scores for the appropriate exams in their profession such as the USMLE for physicians, National Board Dental Examinations Part I for dentists, and NPTE for physical therapists. (For example, current medical residents would submit scores for Part I and Part II of the USMLE. Medical fellows must submit scores for Part I, Part II, and Part III of the USMLE.)
• Minimum TOEFL Score 550 (paper-based); 213 (computer-based); 80, with subscores of Reading 19, Listening 17, Speaking 20, and Writing 21 (new Internet-based TOEFL). 
• Letters of Recommendation Three required. One of the letters of recommendation must be from the applicant’s immediate supervisor or clinical program academic advisor specifically committing the applicant’s home department to supporting the applicant during their tenure in the MS program. 
• Personal Statement A career-goal statement outlining (1) reasons for pursuing the MS in Clinical and Translational Science at UIC, including the intended research focus, and (2) career goals.
• Other Requirements: Applicants must submit a statement of interest and CV/resume to Susan Lynch via e-mail, slynch2@uic.edu. Selected applicants will be scheduled for personal interviews.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science    

• Minimum Semester Hours Required 48.
• Course Work Required Courses: 18 core course semester hours consisting of: BSTT 400, BSTT 401, EPID 403, EPID 406, HPA 590, MHPE 512, and MHPE 534.
• Electives: 14 semester hours.
• Comprehensive Examination None.
• Thesis, Project, or Course-Work-Only Options 16 semester hours of required mentored research (IPHS 598), producing a paper that is a scholarly contribution to the field in the form of a journal article, pilot data for a grant application, and a thesis-defense of the paper/research and data.
• Other Requirements Students must maintain regular attendance at a seminar series; successfully complete required skill development workshops; and a grant proposal based upon the mentored research project.