Related Programs

• Any approved UConn BA or BS program
• Public Health (MPH)

Accelerated Program Information

A FastTrack (4+1) B.A./B.S. and M.P.H. option is available for highly motivated UConn undergraduate students. The FastTrack allows students to complete their baccalaureate degrees in any UConn-approved discipline and all M.P.H. degree requirements within five years. The FastTrack program is a 14 course, 42-credit opportunity that utilizes distance learning/video conferencing technologies (e.g., iTV) to synchronously link undergraduates with graduate courses offered on the Farmington campus.

Students are accepted into the program as early as their 5th semester of undergraduate study on the basis of their academic performance (a minimum GPA of 3.25), personal background and/or experiences revealing a commitment to the health communities.

While fulfilling requirements of their B.A./B.S. degree, FastTrack students simultaneously complete a maximum of 12 credits of coursework toward the M.P.H. (PUBH 5408 Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics I, PUBH 5409 Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics II, PUBH 5411 Introduction to Interprofessional Public Health Practice and PUBH 5431 Public Health Research Methods) that may be applicable to both undergraduate and graduate plans of study.  During a 5th year of study, students will complete remaining foundational course requirements (PUBH 5403 Health Administration, PUBH 5404 Environmental Health, PUBH 5405 Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health, PUBH 5406 Law and Public Health and two semesters of PUBH 5407 Practicum in Public Health). In addition, through consultation with program advisors, students will elect to complete either, one PUBH-elective course and GRAD 5950 Master's Thesis Research, or three PUBH-electives and PUBH 5499 Capstone Project in Public Health. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. Grades below “B” in any foundational course or “C+” in any elective represent academic deficiencies that require a remediation plan approved by a student’s major advisor and Program Director.