Coordinated Degree Programs
NUHS has partnered with the School of Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to offer two coordinated degree programs. Exceptional DC students can now pursue the Master of Public Health or the Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research at UIC while completing their DC program at NUHS.
Advanced standing credits from each school allow students to finish both degrees in a shorter amount of time and for less tuition cost than if both programs were taken separately. In addition, there are scholarship opportunities available, funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).
These academic degrees can prepare you for more career options including:
- Public health policy development and administration
- Academics
- Government and research
- Additional private and group practice opportunities
- Integrative medicine positions
- Employment in public health clinics
For more information about careers in public health, see the Careers Newsletter published by the American Public Health Association.
A coordinated program requires between 12 and 14 trimesters to complete. Students will work with each university's respective financial aid office at the beginning of the coordinated program to discuss special financial aid considerations. Limited scholarships, teaching assistantships, or research assistantships may be available.
A minimum 3.25 GPA, as well as a baccalaureate in the biological sciences, is required for application to these programs. There are additional admission, application and financial aid requirements. For a program brochure, please contact an admissions counselor.
For more information about the programs, please contact Thomas Grieve, DC, MPH at tgrieve@nuhs.edu or 630-889-6442.
