GENERAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

 

Bachelor of Science in Health Information Administration Degree Program

Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Information Administration Program

Master of Public Health Program in Informatics (iMPH

1) Official transcripts from each college or university attended mailed directly to MCG from the institution’s registrar.

2) Prior to enrollment, the applicant must complete 60 semester hours of the Core Curriculum at another accredited college or university, or must request a waiver specifying conditions under which remaining core curriculum courses must be taken. This waiver may be approved during the admissions process.

3) A grade point average of at least 2.3 (on a 4.0 scale) on all previous college work is required in order to be considered for admission. This requirement is not waiverable.

4) Two letters of recommendation.

5) Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to conduct at least 8 hours of job shadowing with a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) if the applicant has had no previous health information administration experience. Making arrangements for job shadowing is the responsibility of the applicant.

6) Access to a high speed Internet-connected computer with Windows 2000 or higher or Macintosh 8.0 or higher and possession of MS Office 2007.

7) As part of the application process, an interview with a faculty member from the Department of Health Informatics is required. The interview may be conducted either in person or over the telephone. The faculty member assigned to conduct the interview will determine which form of interview will take place.

8) An applicant whose first language is not English must submit official TOEFL scores. A minimum score of 550 on the paper exam is required, 213 on the computer-based exam, and 79 on the Internet-based exam.

9) Applicants who apply to take the program online are not guaranteed to be approved for the online option.

10) Completion of the core curriculum or interview with a faculty member does not guarantee acceptance to the program.

1) Official transcripts from each college or university attended mailed to MCG directly from the institution’s registrar.
2) Three letters of recommendation.
3) GRE score of at least 1000, not more than five years old. The GRE requirement may be waived for an applicant holding an earned doctorate from an accredited United States university. The GRE scores must be mailed to MCG by the Educational Testing Service.
4) Computer literacy and access to a high speed Internet-connected computer with Windows XP, or higher.