How to Apply to the Bloomberg School

Applicants to Doctoral, Master's, and Residencies utilize the SOPHAS application.

All Certificate and Bachelor's/Master's (JHU undergraduates only) applicants apply through SOPHAS Express.

Transcripts from U.S. Institutions and English Speaking Canada

The Bloomberg School requires official academic records, transcripts, or mark sheets from ALL colleges, universities, graduate, or professional schools attended. Even if grades and credits from one institution appear on your home institution’s transcript, we require the transcript from the school where the credits originated. This includes post-graduate certificates and any educational history listed in the CV.

It is important that you do not send transcripts to SOPHAS until you list the institution sending the transcript in the “Colleges Attended” section. You will need to have your SOPHAS ID# included on the Transcript. Follow SOPHAS instructions on their Applicant Help Center.

Special instructions on how to handle study abroad transcripts can be found on the SOPHAS Study Abroad and Overseas US transcripts help page.

International Academic Records

If you are an international student or a U.S. student who is/has studied outside the U.S. or English Speaking Canada, except for studying abroad, your international academic records must undergo a credentials evaluation. More information may be found on our International Applicant page.

Standardized test scores (GRE, GMAT, MCAT) requirements are determined by each academic program at the Bloomberg School. Please carefully review drop down lists to determine if your program test scores are required, optional, or not required/not reviewed.

For International Applicants, an English proficiency test score (TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English, Pearson Test for English) is required. Please carefully review the schoolwide score minimums, test submission instructions, and exemptions from the English Language Proficiency requirement.

Letters of Recommendation may only be received through the SOPHAS application portal. Letters may come from professional or academic references, or a mix of both. SOPHAS does not allow individual submission of letters to programs. Therefore, admissions committees are aware the letters of recommendation are general and not specific to the program or school.

As part of the application, all applicants will upload a resume or curriculum vitae to SOPHAS or SOPHAS Express. 

The Statement of Purpose and Objectives is the applicant's opportunity to share with the admission committee their passion for public health, their interest in the program and research projects, and any other relevant information not included in the rest of the application.

Once SOPHAS receives all official transcripts and at least two recommendation letters, they will verify your application. Verification is the process used to ensure all of your coursework was entered correctly and consistently. Applications must be verified for BSPH to consider them complete and ready for review.

Applicants are most often denied verification for transfer credits and dual enrollment coursework taken in high school. Please be sure to submit transcripts from the institution that issued the course credit.

DNP Executive/MPH applicants apply through the School of Nursing, and will be reviewed by the admissions committees of both the School of Nursing and the Bloomberg School.

Veterinary students must apply to the MPH program through SOPHAS after at least two years of veterinary school and request a leave of absence from veterinary school. The years of veterinary training will fulfill the two years of health experience required for admission to the School’s MPH program.
 

Applicants to the JD/MPH  must be enrolled in an accredited law school and apply during the first or second year of law school. The application to the MPH portion is processed through SOPHAS and applicants should indicate the appropriate year they will begin the MPH program. The standard MPH admissions prerequisite of previous health-professional training of two years of health-related experience is waived. All other prerequisites must be met.

Applicants must apply and be accepted into the full-time MPH program at the Bloomberg School and also separately apply and be accepted into the LL.M. program at Georgetown University Law Center’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.

Applicants must apply to CEIBS and the Bloomberg School separately. The application to the MPH program is processed through SOPHAS and applicants should indicate the appropriate year they will begin the MPH program. The admissions committees of both schools review applications independently.

Medical students must apply to the MPH program through SOPHAS and request a leave of absence from medical school. Medical students typically enroll in the MPH program between their third and fourth years of medical school. Two years of U.S. medical training will fulfill the two years of health experience required for admission to the MPH program. International medical students must have previous health-related experience

Applications for the MPH/MBA are processed through SOPHAS. Applicants are required to submit the GMAT or GRE. All other requirements and deadlines are the same as the full-time MPH program. The admissions committees of both schools review applications independently.

Applicants must apply to each school (the Bloomberg School and the University of Maryland School of Social Work) separately and simultaneously. The application to the MPH portion is processed through SOPHAS and applicants should indicate the appropriate year they will begin the MPH program. The standard MPH admissions prerequisite of previous health-professional training of two years of health-related experience is waived. All other prerequisites must be met.