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University of Montana Catalog 2025-2026

Public Health Graduate Certificate

General Graduate Program Requirements

Graduate School policies and standards can be found on the Graduate School Policies page

The minimum GPA for any graduate program is 3.0. Individual programs may require more than a 3.0 to remain in good standing. 

The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward any master’s or doctoral requirement is C. The minimum grade for a course to be accepted toward a certificate program is B-. Individual programs may require higher grades for specific courses.

Online Program Option

This program may be completed in an online format. Students interested in pursuing an online degree or certificate program are strongly encouraged to contact the offering department to discuss specific program and course modalities and create a plan of study with an academic advisor. The course requirements listed below may not be consistently offered via online delivery.

Graduate Certificate - Public Health

  • The Certificate of Public Health requires the completion of 12 credits and can be accomplished completely online.
  • Students in the CPH Program may take 4 public health core courses, or 3 core and 1 public health elective course.  

Course Requirements

Complete three or four of the following core courses:12
Fundamentals of Biostatistics
Statistical Methods I
Computer Data Analysis I
and Statistical Methods II
Computer Data Analysis II
Intro to Epidemiology
Public Health Administration and Management
Health Policy
Social & Behavioral Science in Public Health
Program Evaluation & Research Methods
Environmental & Rural Health
Ethical Issues in Public Health
Rural Health Issues Global Context
Practicum
Professional Paper/ILE
Complete one of the following elective courses if completing three of the core courses:
Multicultural/Native American Public Health
Issues in Maternal and Child Health
Research
Special Topics/Experimental
Independent Study
Total Hours12