Nondegree Special Student to Degree Seeking Student

Transfer Procedures Nondegree Special Student to Degree Seeking Student Program in Public Health

Enrollment as a Nondegree Special Student (NDSS) does not constitute admission to any degree program in The Graduate School (TGS). Courses taken as a Nondegree Special Student may be accepted to satisfy graduate degree or residency requirements, if approved by TGS and your admitting program. In no case will residency credit in a nondegree program be granted for more than the equivalent of one full quarter of work (4 units) taken as a Nondegree Special Student.

Current Nondegree Special Students who wish to be considered for transfer to a public health degree program (MPH, MD/MPH* or MS) should not use the standard application for admission. Instead, they should email a request to the Program in Public Health ([email protected]) with the required documents as attachments. Transfers are accepted for Summer and Fall Quarters only. The deadlines for transfer requests are April 1 for Summer Quarter and July 1 for Fall Quarter. If the transfer request is approved, the program will submit the “Change in Degree Sought” form through TGS Forms in CAESAR before the start of the quarter in which the transfer is to take place.

Send the request for transfer to [email protected] together with:

1. Copies of transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended including Northwestern 2. GRE or MCAT scores (waived for those with MD or PhD degrees from a US or Canadian institution) 3. One page statement of purpose describing one’s career goals and reasons for seeking a public health degree 4. Resume or curriculum vita (CV) o If applying to a concentration, a one page statement describing one’s preparation for the concentration and career aspirations related to it 5. Three reference letters if not provided with the NDSS application

For further information regarding the transfer application process, contact [email protected]

*A NDSS must hold an offer of admission from the MD program before applying for a transfer to the MD/MPH program.