Readmission Requirements
The MPH program welcomes applications from students who have withdrawn due to a medical or other approved leave of absence. The time elapsed from the moment the student withdrew must be not greater than a three-year period.
Readmission Criteria
Applicants will be considered for readmission if they were previously admitted to the SJBSM MPH program, completed a minimum of one quarter, withdrew due to a medical or voluntary reason as specified and describe in SJBSM policy, and complies with the following criteria: GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.0 scale and pre-requisites and co-requisites of the courses corresponding to the quarter for which applicants are requesting readmission.
Interview
If necessary and at the discretion of the Evaluation and Promotion Committee, an interview may be required. An appointment for an interview does not guarantee readmission. The Chair of the Evaluation and Promotion Committee will contact the applicant to coordinate the interview.
Note: Previous admission to SJBSM does not guarantee readmission. All readmission applications are subject to the availability of space. A student who is dismissed for academic reason or because of professional disqualification is not eligible to apply for readmission. The SJBSM reserves the right to impose any additional conditions upon a student seeking readmission after a withdrawal, and to refuse consideration based on the relevant time limit on matriculation to graduation. All students from the MPH program must graduate within a maximum chronological time of four years after initial matriculation. Chronological time for completing the degree will be calculated using the date of the initial matriculation in the MPH program, not the date of readmission.
Required Documents for Readmission
To initiate the readmission process, the applicant must submit a written request to the Dean of Student Affairs by regular mail or email (ymiranda@sanjuanbautista.edu) and complete the following:
- Complete the online application (including a detailed explanation of the reasons for the withdrawal and supporting documents (if relevant).
- Official post-secondary transcripts from all institutions attended during the time the applicant has been away from the Institution (must be sent directly from the institution). A final transcript must also be sent upon completion of any courses in progress (e-transcripts are accepted and can be sent to mphadmission@sanjuanbautista.edu. All applicants with foreign academic credentials must provide a course-by-course original credential evaluation report showing the United States equivalency for academic credentials earned in other countries. The credential evaluation report must be conducted from an agency member of one of the following two recognized associations in the United States: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) https://www.naces.org/members or Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) https://aice-eval.org
- Good Standing Certificate [Certificado de Antecedentes Penales] which can be requested online at the following link: https://servicios.pr.gov/.
- Application Fee. Non-refundable certified check or money order for $100.00 payable to San Juan Bautista School of Medicine.
Upon Readmission
If granted readmission students are required to:
- Adhere to any changes in policy or curriculum that occurred during their absence,
- Update documents that were submitted during regular admission if they are expired, changes have occurred or as required by the program,
- Reenroll in any core courses that were graded C, D, F, W, I and in any non-core courses that were graded D, F, W, I.
