Source- COPH Academic and Student Affairs http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/academicaffairs/compexam.html
What is the Comprehensive Exam requirement?
MPH Students:
The College has determined that this requirement can be fulfilled by successful completion of the CPH national certification exam. All students seeking an MPH degree in the College of Public Health (COPH) must take a comprehensive exam as a requirement for their degree.
- The College has determined that this requirement can be fulfilled by successful completion of the CPH national certification exam.
- All MPH students who started their degree program in Fall 2009 or later MPH students who enter fall 2017 (or change their catalog year to 2017/18) or later are required to pass the CPH exam as part of their graduation requirements.
- MPH students using a catalog year prior to fall 2017 are required to take the PHC 6936 Public Health Capstone course, which provides students with an opportunity to successfully complete this exams.
- You can take the Capstone course as soon as you finish the five core courses and 75% of your degree program.
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- exam, there is no requirement to pass.
Students should endeavor to take the CPH exam as soon as they complete their required core/foundation courses (see CPH exam requirements). If you wait until your last semester to take the exam your degree certification may be delayed as we do not get your test results immediately.
Students must register and take the CPH exam a month before the semester ends, if they are planning to take the CPH Exam during the semester they are graduating. Failure to take the CPH Exam by the posted deadline will result in the denial of your graduation application. Please see the posted deadlines below:
- Fall 2021 CPH deadline: Tuesday November 9, 2021
- Spring 2022 CPH deadline: Tuesday April 5, 2022
- Summer 2022 CPH deadline: Tuesday July 5, 2022
- Fall 2022 CPH deadline: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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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. |
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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.
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 time student takes our Alternative Exam*
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How do I prepare for this exam?
- Review the material you learned in your core courses.
- The Capstone class provides an overview of Public Health core knowledge.
- You will be provided with an access code to view the ASPPH exam prep materials when you register to take the exam with the College. The material is available here: Please see free study guide information below.
- You can review the CPH study resources, ASPPH webinars on core disciplines, and the CPH study guide. These are available at: CPH STUDY RESOURCES. The webinars are three hours long and may take some time to load; to view them, you need to install Windows Media Player and the GoToMeeting Codec on your computer.
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* For students that do not pass the CPH exam after two attempts, the College does offer an alternative comprehensive exam. Passing this exam will not earn you the CPH certification but will meet the USF graduate school requirement that all students in a master's program pass a comprehensive exam. |
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