M.H.Sc. and Ph.D. in Health Science Dual Degree

1. Prior to matriculation, applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
2. Applicants should demonstrate a cumulative bachelor's degree GPA at or above a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
3. Prior healthcare experience is required and is strongly considered in the admissions process. The M.H.Sc./Ph.D. dual degree program is a postprofessional degree designed for health practitioners, public health professionals, and healthcare administrators from a wide variety of disciplines. The commonality exhibited by our students is the expert practice of a recognized health occupation at a professional level, or five years of administrative experience in a healthcare organization with progressively increasing responsibilities over that time frame.
   
   The successful applicant's health profession may emphasize delivery of services to individual clients (e.g., PA, PT, RN, LCSW, etc.) or be population-based (M.P.H., M.H.A.) An appropriate level of professional practice is generally recognized by either health professions licensure (e.g., RN, PT), a national certification or registration (e.g., PA-C, RVT, RRT, CRNA, FACHE), a recognized health professions academic credential (e.g., M.P.H., M.S.N., M.S.W., M.H.A., M.B.A.), or a combination of the above. The successful administrative (nonclinical) applicant will demonstrate at least five years of professional administrative experience with increasing levels of responsibility in a healthcare setting. Professional experience will be documented by an organizational chart demonstrating the applicant's position within the organization. Fellowship or certification by a nationally recognized, health-certifying body (FACHE, etc.) is desirable.
4. All applicants must show evidence of computer skills through coursework or self-study prior to the end of the fist semester. Students may obtain instruction through the NSU computer laboratory or other training facilities.

The university reserves the right to modify any requirement on an individual basis as deemed necessary by the dean of the Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Health Sciences.

The M.H.S./Ph.D. Dual Degree program admits students on a rolling basis. Students are considered for admission when all of their admission documents have been submitted to the Enrollment Processing Center. Anyone with a pending application packet that is not complete by the deadline will be automatically rolled over into the admission cycle for the next term.

The Office of Admissions processes applications on a rolling admission basis throughout the year. 

Term Deadline and Course Dates

• TBD

Applicants for admission must submit or be responsible for submission of the following:

• Completed M.H.S./Ph.D. Dual application form.
• $50 nonrefundable application fee.
• Sending of transcripts and all required documents to
  
  Nova Southeastern University
  Enrollment Processing Services (EPS)
  Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Health Sciences
  Health Science Admissions
  P.O. Box 299000
  Fort Lauderdale, FL 33329-9905

• Official and final transcripts from all undergraduate, professional, and graduate institutions of higher learning (including ones currently in progress). Conferral degree and conferral date must be on the transcript(s) from where you earned a degree.
• Regarding all coursework from international institution(s), applicant is responsible for contacting one of the evaluation services listed here. The evaluation must be course by course, including a cumulative GPA. The official evaluation must be sent directly from the evaluation service to the NSU EPS address shown above for all documents.

Evaluation Services

• Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
  International Education Consultants
  7101 SW 102nd Avenue
  Miami, FL 33173
  Phone: (305) 273-1616
  Fax: (305) 273-1338
  jsilny.com 
  Email: info@jsilny.org

• Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
  P.O. Box 415070
  Milwaukee, WI 53203
  (414) 289-3400
  ece.org

• World Education Services, Inc.
  P.O. Box 745
  Old Chelsea Station
  New York, NY 10113-0745
  (212) 966-6311
  wes.org

• Copy of national allied health professional certification or licensure, if applicable.
• Copy of current state licensure, registration or certification.
• Healthcare administrators: An up-to-date résumé or curriculum vitae (CV) detailing at least five years of healthcare and managerial experience. Nonclinical applicants (health administrators) must also include an organizational chart.
• One writing sample that reflects original work.
• Personal interview with Committee on Admissions is required. Phone or Skype interview may be substituted upon approval.