Degrees Offered & Deadline Dates

International applicants and applicants wishing to apply for a graduate assistantship should submit their application materials early for top consideration.

Please note there are two ways in which to apply depending on the degree program.


Degree
Term of
Entrance
Application
Deadline
Application Type Required Test

Biostatistics

MPH, MSPH Fall
Spring
Feb. 15
July 15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE
GRE
DrPH, PhD Fall
Spring
Summer
Feb. 15
July 15
Dec.15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE
GRE
GRE

Communication Sciences & Disorders

MSP, MCD(Distance Format) Fall
Summer
Feb. 1
Feb. 1
Graduate School
Graduate School
GRE
GRE
PhD  Fall
Spring
Summer
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Graduate School
Graduate School
Graduate School
GRE
GRE
GRE

Environmental Health Sciences

MPH, MS, PhD Fall
Spring
Mar. 1
July 15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE
GRE

Epidemiology/
Environmental Health Sciences

PhD Fall
Spring
Feb. 15
July 15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE
GRE

Epidemiology

MPH, MSPH Fall Feb. 15 SOPHAS GRE
PhD Fall
Spring
Feb. 15
July 15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE
GRE

Exercise Science

BS Fall
Spring
Summer
For information about deadlines go to http://sc.edu/admissions/freshrequire.php
MS, PhD Fall
Spring
June 1
Nov. 15
Graduate School
Graduate School
GRE
GRE
MS, PhD (graduate assistantship priority review applicants) Fall Feb. 15 Graduate School GRE

General Public Health

MPH Fall
Spring
Summer
Feb 15
July 15
Feb. 15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE/ MCAT
GRE/ MCAT
GRE/ MCAT
MD/MPH,
Preventive Medicine/MPH
Fall
Spring
Summer
Feb 15
July 15
Feb. 15
Graduate School
Graduate School
Graduate School
GRE/ MCAT
GRE/ MCAT
GRE/ MCAT

Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior

MPH, MSPH Fall
Spring
Summer
Feb. 15
July 15
Feb. 15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE
GRE
GRE
MSW / MPH Fall
Spring
Summer
Feb. 15
July 15
Feb. 15
Graduate School
Graduate School
Graduate School
GRE
GRE
GRE
DrPH, PhD Fall
Spring
Summer
Dec. 15
July 15
Dec. 15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE
GRE
GRE
Graduate Certificate in Health Communication Fall
Spring
Summer
Rolling
Rolling
Rolling
Graduate School
Graduate School
Graduate School
GRE
GRE
GRE

Health Services Policy Management

MPH, MPH-Distance Format, MHA Fall Feb. 15 SOPHAS GRE/GMAT
MSN/MPH, MSW/MPH, JD/MHA Fall Feb. 15 Graduate School GRE/GMAT
DrPH, PhD Fall Feb. 15 SOPHAS GRE/GMAT

Physical Activity and Public Health

MPH Fall
Spring
Summer
Feb. 15
July 15
Feb. 15
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
SOPHAS
GRE
GRE
GRE

Physical Therapy Program

DPT Fall
Nov. 1 Graduate School GRE

Public Health

BA, BS Fall Spring SummerFor information about deadlines go to http://sc.edu/admissions/freshrequire.php
Graduate Certificate Fall
Spring
Summer
June 1
Oct. 1
April 1
Graduate School
Graduate School
Graduate School
n/a
n/a
n/a

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