Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences

• Transcripts
• Recommendation Letters
  • Two Recommendation Letters including one from a Purdue faculty member
• Academic Statement of Purpose
• Personal History Statement
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (Required)
  • GRE scores are not required for Combined Degree Applicants
• Resume

• This program accepts the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars basic requirements as described on the English Proficiency Requirements page.

• Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
  • 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
  • 3.5 or equivalent is preferred for doctoral program applicants

• Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
  • 3.0 overall (A=4.0) for OEHS BS students
  • 3.5 overall (A=4.0) for non-OEHS majors
  • 3.5 for HSCI courses
• Applicants will apply in the Spring of their junior year.

*Deadline for consideration for University and College internal competitive awards. Final deadline is April 1 for Fall admission. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit applications prior to December 1.

**Our Primary admission window is for fall entry. To be considered for Spring or Summer entry applicants are required to receive an endorsement from a toxicology faculty member prior to applying. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact faculty of interest. The endorsement of the faculty member is only an approval to submit an application and does not guarantee admission. Following receipt of faculty endorsement, the complete application must be submitted by October 1 for Spring entry and March 1 for Summer entry.

***The Combined Degree program is only available to eligible Purdue undergraduates applying during their third year. Please contact the program coordinator with questions.