School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine: Programs of Study
2008-2009 Academic Year
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bench sciences, humanities, and social sciences, public health has come to be
viewed as an appropriate degree for applicants to medical school.
All students are encouraged to read the student handbook/code of student conduct
manual for rules and regulations applicable to student affairs, policies and
procedures, and rights and responsibilities.
To be considered for admission to the School of Public Health and Tropical
Medicine, students transferring from another institution must fulfill all Tulane
general degree requirements and complete BSPH prerequisite courses for the
public health program of choice.
Transfer applications are available from the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
Submit applications by June 1 for admission in the fall semester and by
November 1 for spring semester entry.
For transfer credit to be awarded, courses should match those offered at Tulane.
Students should include course descriptions for all completed coursework, and
course syllabi for the public health prerequisite courses. An official transcript of
all coursework must be submitted. An admission decision will be made once
evaluation of courses is completed.
The following guidelines apply for transfer credit. Credit is not granted for
courses with a grade of less than 2.000. Grades on transferred courses are not used
to calculate grade-point averages, Dean's List, or honors eligibility. Transfer
students are required to take a minimum of 24 semester hours of credit at Tulane
University, regardless of the number of credit hours granted for non-Tulane work.
NON-PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS
Students enrolled in other divisions at Tulane are welcome to take courses at the
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, with approval of their college
dean and the course instructor.
The following do not satisfy BSPH degree requirements:
· School of Continuing Studies courses not cross-listed with liberal arts and
sciences,
Courses taken at other area universities and colleges will be treated as transfer
work.