Students in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, pursuing either the freestanding MPH graduate degree or the dual MD/MPH or DVM/MPH degrees are expected to complete all public health degree requirements in not more than five years from matriculation into the program.
Students in the dual degree programs are specifically expected to complete the public health degree no later than six months after the completion of their primary degree (MD or DVM) or within five years, whichever occurs earlier. Students are also required to complete all course work, with the exception of the Practicum, before leaving the island after completion of their Basic Sciences Program.
Any student who fails to comply with this policy will be recommended for dismissal.