Admission Requirements for Master of Science in Clinical Health Sciences

Various conditions determine the number of admissions to the Master of Science in Clinical Health Sciences such that, at times, there may be no opening in a specific track or tracks. This program is no longer accepting students and will be phased out over the next three years.

Specific admission criteria include:

• A bachelor of science from a regionally accredited institution;
• A registration, certification or license at the state or national level in an academic health care discipline approved by the graduate program director OR extensive experience in health-related environment;
• An official transcript from ALL schools attended post-high school;
• An official report of GRE scores;
• A current curriculum vitae which must include applicant’s research interest(s) and career goals.

Preference for admissions is given to: 1) residents of Mississippi; and 2) faculty who are employed at least 50 percent time in a health care profession. In order to receive the faculty preference, the applicant must submit a letter from the dean or director of the health professional program in which he/she is a faculty indicating at least 50 percent employment in the program.