CPH Exam FAQ The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) offers the Certified in Public Health (CPH) credential as a credential for public health professionals. The CPH designation demonstrates that a graduate from a CEPH-accredited school or program has mastered foundational competencies in public health. More information can be found at CPH EXAM INFO.
The COPH at USF covers the cost of the CPH exam for students who are currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program and taking the exam for the first time. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 2 credit hours when they take the exam. To take the CPH exam, you should have completed one of the following course options. Your eligibility to take this exam will be determined by the College. Please send an email to cphexam@usf.edu for study materials and instructions for registering for the exam and obtaining your voucher code. | Option 1 | Option 2 |
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| PHC 6000 Epidemiology | PHC 6588 History and Systems of Public Health | | PHC 6050 Biostatistics | PHC 6756 Population Assessment Part 1 | | PHC 6102 Principles of Health Policy and Management | PHC 6757 Population Assessment Part 2 | | PHC 6357 Environmental and Occupational Health | PHC 6145 Translation to Public Health Practice (MHA and MSPH students are not required to take this course to be eligible to take the CPH Exam) | | PHC 6410 Social and Behavioral Sciences Applied to Health | |
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All MPH students using a 2017 or later catalog must pass the CPH exam as part of their graduation requirements. 1st time COPH pays (funds permitting) 2nd time student pays ($150 fee to re-take) 3rd oral exam
If you need to reschedule your CPH exam, the first reschedule is free. The second reschedule requires the Reschedule Request form and payment of $125.00. The Reschedule Request form can be found in the CPH Candidate HandbookYou may cancel or reschedule a testing session up to two (2) business days before your testing appointment through the online scheduling system. Absence from your testing appointment will be consider a no-show and your entire testing fee will be forfeited. Exams also cannot be rescheduled in the last two (2) days before the testing appointment.
You cannot use the CPH designation after your name until after you have completed all requirements for graduation for the MPH degree. Notification will happen electronically between the USF COPH and the NBPHE. At that point you will receive a certificate recognizing your accomplishment, and your CPH status will be active.
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