At A Glance

Dual-Degree Program

  • 4+1 Public Health Program
    Students complete a Bachelor of Arts degree at Carthage, and then attend the Medical College of Wisconsin for one year, earning a Master of Public Health.

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Two degrees, five years.

Receive your bachelor’s at Carthage and a Master of Public Health at the Medical College in Wisconsin in just five years.

Carthage students may enroll in the Medical College of Wisconsin’s online graduate public health program prior to graduation from Carthage. Up to 15 credits of this graduate work may count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. After graduation from Carthage, these students continue as graduate students at MCW for approximately one additional year until they complete the Master of Public Health program.


Prerequisites

  • One lab science
  • One statistics course
  • Intellectual Foundations I
  • One additional Writing Intensive (WI) course


Eligibility

Carthage students majoring in any discipline may apply for this dual-degree program in the spring semester of their junior year. The application fee is waived and applications must be submitted online through the MCW system.


Admission Requirements

  • Successful completion of a minimum of 90 UG credits
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.0
  • Three letters of recommendation that may come from:
    • Academic advisor
    • Career specialist
    • Department chair or faculty member


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See the program’s course sequencing

Laurie Jensen, M.Ed., LAT

Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
Carthage College
262-551-6104
ljensen@carthage.edu
Read more about Prof. Jensen


David Nelson, PhD, MS

Master of Public Health Program Director
Medical College of Wisconsin
414-955-8036
danelson@mcw.edu 
Visit www.mcw.edu/mph for more information