The Public Health Department offers five graduate certificates for specialized study in public health. These certificates, all of which are available either on-campus or online, may be taken by either degree or non-degree seeking students (except as noted below) interested in advanced preparation in:

For students who pursue a graduate certificate only, no transfer credits can be accepted toward the graduate certificates at UIS. All hours to be counted toward certificates must be completed at UIS.

These competency-based graduate certificates are designed to provide opportunities for continuing education for health professionals without formal public health training, for those interested in life-long learning, and for mid-career professionals. Certificate course work may be taken by either a non-degree seeking student or in conjunction with other graduate work. Course work may be applied to the MPH general degree or the MPH degree with a concentration in Environmental Health. Similarly, students in the MPH degree programs may apply course work toward obtaining one or more of the certificates; however, students in the general MPH or MPH–EH degrees are ineligible for the environmental health certificate. Students currently enrolled as MPH majors must file an application with the Office of Admissions to pursue a graduate certificate. There is no additional fee for enrolled MPH majors to apply for a graduate certificate program.

"The UIS MPH Program emphasized a multi-disciplinary approach to Public Health. There was also importance placed on looking at public health situations from all angles. History, theory, policy, and evaluation were all interwoven in the classes and topics!"

- Julie Pryde (MPH ’17), Administrator of Champaign-Urbana Public Health District in Illinois