Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Application Requirements

All application materials must be submitted directly through the online application system. We do not accept paper application materials. Official transcripts should not be sent to the Guarini School office during the application process.

Application Fee

  • $75

GRE 

  • Required.

English Language Proficiency 

  • Language proficiency test scores are required for non-US citizens, with the exception of those who are earning or have earned a degree from institutions in the US or Canada, or whose primary language of instruction at their non-US institution was English.
  • We accept TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo 
  • The ETS code for the Guarini School is 3351

Personal Statements

  • 2 required personal statement prompts

Recommendation Letters

  • 3 required, up to 4 accepted

Resume/ CV

Transcripts

  • Your most recent unofficial transcripts should be uploaded as part of your application. Official transcripts are not needed during the application process.

Program Supplement

Please choose up to two research areas you are most interested in working:

  • Aging
  • Cancer Epidemiology
  • Comparative Effectiveness
  • Health and Technology
  • Health Communications & Decision Making
  • Health Systems & Variations in Health Care
  • Mental Health
  • Patient Preferences
  • Population Health
  • Prevention
  • Shared Decision Making

Writing Sample

  • Please submit a writing sample. This should be a sample of scientific writing - either an individual paper written for a course or a published paper where you are first author. Up to three samples of the applicant's professional writing may be submitted.