Students

MPH

The M.P.H. degree at the Mailman School requires a total of 45 points of academic credit. Transfer points from an accredited school may be granted toward M.P.H. degree requirements for graduate courses not counted toward another degree. Courses must be appropriate to the student’s degree program, meet Mailman School academic standards and approved by the student’s department. The grading should be ordinal (a letter grade) and the grade earned should be B+ and higher. No more than 15 points may be transferred. On-line courses, during the period in which a student is matriculated at the Mailman School, are not eligible for transfer.

Core course requirements cannot be fulfilled with transfer points. Students who have taken similar courses elsewhere may either repeat the course(s) at the Mailman School or take and successfully pass the department’s Core Course waiver exam. Successful completion of a Core Course waiver exam exempts students from the course requirement but does not carry course credit or reduce the number of points needed for the degree. (See Academic Programs and Registration Policies >> Degree Requirements >> Core Courses, Waivers and Substitutions for additional information).

Requests for transfer credit must be made in writing by the student and approved by an academic advisor in the student’s department or program and by the Dean of Students. Requests must be accompanied by adequate documentation (official transcript showing successful completion of course, course syllabus, etc.).  Transfer credit requests can only be submitted following the successful completion of one semester of coursework at the Mailman School.  Questions and requests should be directed to:

Lillian Morales

Associate Director of Academic Records & Standards

Office of Student Affairs

722 W. 168th Street, Suite 1014

212-305-8690
lm31@columbia.edu

MS

No transfer credit is accepted towards the 30 credit MS degree

DrPH

No transfer credit is accepted towards the 30 credit DrPH degree

PhD

Transfer credit and advanced standing for the Mailman School PhD programs are facilitated through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.  For information on transfer credit and advanced standing for PhD programs, please see the GSAS Admissions website by clicking here: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/sub/bulletin/policies/astc/index.html