Veterinary Public Health

Yes! The CAAS MPH program is offered 100% online, which means you can take courses from anywhere in the world. You are not required to be on campus or attend classes virtually at any time. With that said, there are plenty of opportunities to connect with faculty and students via Zoom.

Applicants need to have taken and passed undergraduate courses in statistics and nutrition before they will be accepted into the program.

Students who have completed graduate courses (that have not been used towards a completed degree) at other accredited universities may request that courses are reviewed for transfer credit. The School of Graduate Studies allows a maximum of 12 credits to be transferred. Credits can be transferred as long as the MPH degree will be completed within 8 years of starting the transferred coursework, although exceptions can be made on an individual basis.

Letters of recommendation should be from former professors, employers, or other professional references. Personal references are not recommended. Letters of recommendation should emphasize your potential as a graduate student.

If you have general application questions, please contact the graduate school directly at graduateschool@usu.edu. For program-specific questions, please contact the MPH graduate program coordinator, Savannah Daines (savannah.daines@usu.edu or 435-757-2060).

The MPH program requires a total of 42 credit hours. Tuition and fees are based on credit hours and differ for in-state and out-of-state students. For students located in Utah, tuition for online courses is the same as face-to-face courses. For students outside Utah, there is a special tuition rate for online courses that does not take residency into account. Use the USU Tuition and Fees Estimator for more information to calculate what tuition would cost for you!

The university, college, and the NDFS department have scholarships and assistantships that often become available for graduate students. MPH faculty notify students when these opportunities become available within the department and college. We also recommend looking for scholarships on the USU website. Additional scholarship opportunities are often available through professional organizations. As a result, we highly recommend students be involved in public health organizations.

Please contact the MPH graduate program coordinator, Savannah Daines (savannah.daines@usu.edu or 435-757-2060), for more information about the program. You can also reach out to the MPH program director, Dr. Mateja Savoie Roskos (mateja.savoie@usu.edu or 435-797-5777).

Yes! Please visit the WICHE WRGP website for more information about potential tuition savings for non-Utah residents.

To apply to the MPH Veterinary Public Health concentration an undergraduate degree with a background in biochemistry, chemistry, biology, mathematics, statistics, and animal disease is preferred though all students with an undergraduate degree and some science background are encouraged to apply.

The university, college, and the ADVS department have scholarships and assistantships that often become available for graduate students. MPH faculty notify students when these opportunities become available within the department and college. We also recommend looking for scholarships on the USU website. Additional scholarship opportunities are often available through professional organizations. As a result, we highly recommend students be involved in public health organizations.

Please contact the MPH graduate program coordinator, Savannah Daines (savannah.daines@usu.edu or 435-757-2060), for more information about the program. You can also reach out to Dr. Jane Kelly (jane.kelly@usu.edu or 801-798-5435).