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Details program at www.aupha.org. does not earn $200,000 or significantly more.” ensuremanagement admission education. into Details the MPHat www.aupha.org. degree pro- gram. Guiding Principles Professional Enrichment Admission Requirements UNC Charlotte Grounded within the Department of Public Health Our MHA Program directs its modest tuition MHA Admission is considered annually, for a fall UNC Charlotte is one of North Carolina’s most Science, our program reinforces the department’s increment revenue to enriching and strengthening the start. Applications are due by 15th February for full energetic and responsive public universities, providing mission to develop leaders in practice and research program. We sponsor the Charlotte Healthcare consideration. General requirements for Master's quality undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and who advance the public’s health. Executives Student Organization (CHESO), a student students at UNC Charlotte can be found on the continuing education in the liberal arts and sciences,  Mission chapter of the American College of Healthcare Graduate Admissions website at: architecture, business, computing, education, Executives (ACHE). In partnership with the Greater graduateschool.uncc.edu/future-students/ The UNC Charlotte Master of Health engineering, and human services and health Charlotte Healthcare Executives Group (GCHEG), admissions. Administration (MHA) Program leverages its professions. With more than 28,000 students, UNC the regional ACHE affiliate, we provide our students Charlotte attracts a diverse student body from 46 states position within the Department of Public Health ongoing opportunities for professional enrichment. Sciences of North Carolina’s Urban Research and 89 countries. UNC Charlotte, located in a thriving These activities include conference travel, University to prepare national and international metropolitan area of more than 2 million people, has educational panel events, networking opportunities students to advance the public’s health through the feel of a small residential campus. Contemporary with early careerists and senior executives, career competent leadership and management of healthcare and dynamic, its pedestrian core is located in the midst talks, and mentorship. organizations and systems. of one thousand acres of rolling hills, woods, streams, and ponds. We pursue our mission through education, research, Dual Degree Options and service efforts that: We offer formal dual degree options with the Belk College of Health and Human Services 1. Provide qualified and motivated students from a College of Business’ Master of Business The College of Health and Human Services offers variety of disciplines, levels of experience, and Administration (MBA) program and the intercollege professionally recognized and accessible backgrounds – with a special emphasis on professional science master’s program (PSM) in undergraduate and graduate programs that are individuals and groups historically underrepresented Health Informatics. Ad-hoc dual degrees are possible Applicants to the MHA Program must have a nationally and globally relevant, and responsive to in graduate education – the knowledge, skills, and with other programs. Bachelor’s degree from a nationally or regionally changing healthcare and human service needs in the abilities to become effective administrators and state and region. stewards of a dynamic health and healthcare system; accredited school, acceptable scores on the Graduate Graduate Certificate Add-ons Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management 2. Contribute to the body of knowledge related to Graduate Certificates can add other dimensions of Admission Test (GMAT), three letters of Department of Public Health Sciences the design, organization and delivery, evaluation, competence to the MHA Program with modest recommendation from persons who can reflect upon The Department of Public Health Sciences develops and leadership of health and health care systems; increases in total credit load and time to degree. the applicant's prior academic and/or professional leaders in practice and research who advance the 3. Apply our expertise to support health leaders and Popular choices include gerontology, health performance and capability for serving as a healthcare public’s health. We are a member of the Association of the communities they serve in advancing the information technology, public health core concepts, administrator, a career goal statement, and a current Schools and Programs of Public Health. Our degree public’s health. and non-profit management. resume. International students must submit proof of programs include Bachelor’s programs in public health  Vision English language proficiency by submitting official and health systems management; Master’s programs in Our vision is to be the premier program in test score results from the Test of English as a public health, health administration, and health developing healthcare leaders who promote healthy Foreign Language (TOEFL), or the International informatics; and Doctoral programs in public health people, healthy places, healthy communities by English Language Testing System (IELTS). and health services research. In addition to the MHA transforming the health care environment. program’s CAHME accreditation, our public health Competitive Applicant Profile programs are fully accredited by the Council on  Values Competitive applicants typically have undergraduate Education for Public Health (CEPH). Our program values collaboration, community GPAs greater than 3.0 and GRE combined percentile engagement, diversity, innovation, professionalism, (quantitative + verbal sections) greater than 90. health equity, and social justice. For additional information contact : See program metrics at publichealth.uncc.edu/degrees Email: [email protected] -and-programs/phs-graduate-programs/master-health- administration-mha/mha-program-metrics for further Phone: 704-687-8926 details. Web: publichealth.uncc.edu