DrPH Degree
Apply to the Doctor of Public Health Program
Applicants who wish to apply for admission to Appalachian College of Pharmacy’s Interprofessional Doctorate in Public Health Leadership (DrPH) program are required to submit an application through ACP’s application portal. The process also includes requesting of official transcripts or transcript evaluations, letter of intent, and letters of recommendation.
The Appalachian College of Pharmacy does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, disability, marital status, gender, or sexual orientation.
Application Deadline for Fall 2025
The deadline to submit a completed application is August 15, 2025.
Complete and submit the application which includes the following:
- Personal, Contact and Demographic Information
- Photo Id
- Current and Past Academic History
- Letter of Intent
- Letters of Recommendation
- Official transcripts or transcript evaluations
Applicants may not exclude any part of their college-level educational history. An applicant who fails to report all institutions attended will forfeit his/her eligibility for admission to Appalachian College of Pharmacy DrPH program or may be dismissed. Records and documents submitted for admission to Appalachian College of Pharmacy DrPH program will not be returned.
Prerequisite Academic Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Interprofessional Doctorate in Public Health Leadership (DrPH) program, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
- Current enrollment in an approved and accredited U.S. health professions doctorate program (e.g., DO, DDS, DPT, MD, PharmD); or
- Health professions doctorate (e.g., DO, DDS, DPT, MD, PharmD) from a regionally or nationally accredited institution earned within the past 25 years; or
- Master of Public Health (MPH) degree or equivalent degree from a regionally or nationally accredited U.S. institution.
Students will be eligible for graduation if foundational, elective, and specialization courses, the research and writing components, and the applied practice experience are successfully completed with no more than two grades of “C” and none lower.
Advanced Standing Policy
a. Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) may grant advanced standing by awarding transfer credit to a student who has earned a bachelors, masters, or doctorate degree.
- i. PharmD program: Degree must be in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, or equivalent. The maximum advanced standing credit a student can receive towards the P1 year (first two terms) is 43 credit hours.
- ii. DrPH program: Degree must be a health professions doctorate. The maximum advanced standing credit a student can receive for the DrPH program is 12 credit hours.
b. ACP will evaluate transfer courses for equivalence and transfer credit will be awarded for coursework meeting the following criteria:
- i. Courses were taken at an accredited college or university.
- ii. Transcripts from a foreign college or university must be evaluated by Josef Silny and Associates, World Educational Services, AACRAO International Education Services, or Educational Credential Evaluators.
- iii. Transfer credits must be the lesser of the following: Credits originally earned for the course, or
Credits available in the ACP course listed - iv. For a transfer course to be deemed equivalent to an ACP course, the course must be in the same field with similar topics and the course must have had similar learning outcomes.
- v. If applicant has been a practicing pharmacist, PharmD program applicant must provide a copy of pharmacist’s license.
c. ACP may award credit by examination for courses designated by the College.
d. ACP may award Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). The College may examine an incoming student’s professional certifications, continuing education (CE) courses, research, military training, work experience and workplace training and award Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).
