Master of Public Health

• Students apply for fee waivers directly to SOPHAS. You can request a fee waiver as soon as you create a SOPHAS application. Only a limited amount of funds are available for SOPHAS to use for granting fee waiver requests, and once these funds run out, SOPHAS will not honor any further fee waiver requests. Students must contact SOPHAS Customer Service to inquire if waivers are still available before submitting a fee assistance request. For additional information, visit the SOPHAS Fee and Fee Waiver page.Please note that once you are approved for a fee waiver, you are REQUIRED to submit your application to SOPHAS within 14 DAYS (including holidays and weekends) after you are approved. If you fail to submit your SOPHAS application, your fee waiver will be voided and awarded to another applicant. You will NOT be allowed to reapply for a waiver should yours expire, nor will SOPHAS grant any kind of extension on your waiver expiration, so be sure you are ready to submit your application or are close to ready before applying for one.Transcripts and References are Not Required to E-SubmitYou may e-submit your application at any time once the required information has been filled out on the online application, regardless as to whether or not your transcripts and letters of reference have been received by SOPHAS. Please note, however, that SOPHAS will NOT begin to review your application until all your transcripts, payments, and two out of your three letters of reference have also been received, which will “complete” your application. Once your application becomes complete, it will be placed in line for verification.No Changes Allowed After Your E-SubmitOnce you e-submit your application, your SOPHAS application is locked and you may NOT make changes to it. The only sections you may change after submitting are your contact information, your password and security information, and references that have a status of “new” or “in-progress.” You may also add additional schools to apply to as well as NEW experiences, achievements, and test scores, but you can NOT edit those already entered. All other sections will be read-only. Make sure you check over your application information closely before e-submitting to avoid any errors, as these cannot be corrected later. 

Received / Awaiting Materials: Your application has been e-submitted and fees have been paid, but you are still missing transcripts or letters of recommendation that are required to complete your application.

• Materials Received / Verifying: Your application is complete and in line for verification.
• Complete Date: The date your application was completed and went in line for verification. Applications are placed in line in chronological order based on their complete date. This information is not displayed on the 3.0 application, but you can contact SOPHAS to determine your complete date.
• Undelivered:An error has been found and your application has been returned to you for correction. It must be re-submitted to SOPHAS in order to be processed.
• Verified:Your application has been processed and your GPA has been calculated. You will receive a confirmation e-mail and notification to your application message inbox that your application was verified.If you require assistance with your application, SOPHAS representatives are happy to answer questions pertaining to the SOPHAS application process. Please review all Instructions and FAQs prior to contacting SOPHAS, as many common questions are answered by these instructions.SOPHAS Customer Service Phone: (617) 612-2090, Monday-Friday, 9 am – 5 pm ESTSOPHAS Customer Service E-Mail: sophasinfo@liaisoncas.com

Do Not Wait Until the Last Minute (Literally): You are able to submit your application up until 11:59 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME on the deadline date. Please note your submission is NOT recorded when you click the E-SUBMIT button. Instead, there are several screens that must be completed—including entering payment information—and your submission is only recorded at the end of this process. If you press e-submit at 11:58 and get through the final screen at 12:00, the submission will NOT go through. In addition, times near deadlines have a high volume of applicants submitting which can cause delays in loading pages. If you encounter an issue, customer service is not available to help you during these times and CANNOT GRANT YOU A DEADLINE EXTENSION OR HELP YOU TO SUBMIT LATER IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to monitor the status of their application and application materials on a regular basis, and to follow up with SOPHAS on any incomplete or undelivered statues, and on any incomplete or missing documents.

“In-Progress” applications have not yet been e-submitted to SOPHAS. Depending on what documents SOPHAS has already received, e-submitting will move your application from an “In-Progress” status to a “Received > Awaiting Materials” status or a “Materials Received (Complete) > Verifying” status.

During the SOPHAS application process, you will receive emails from our Office of Academic Assistance and Career Services (OAA) containing follow-up questions or confirming receipt of your application. It is important for you to regularly check your email inbox and respond to emails from our Admissions Coordinator and/or other OAA staff.

If you attended Georgia State University, send a Georgia State transcript to SOPHAS. Previous transcripts and references submitted directly to Georgia State University (to the School of Public Health or any other department) cannot be transferred to SOPHAS.

If you completed all or part of your education outside the United States, submit a foreign credentials evaluation by World Educational Services (WES) directly to SOPHAS. SOPHAS only accepts electronic foreign evaluations from World Education Services (WES). Study abroad is exempt. Submit a WES course-by-course evaluation with GPA calculations. WES must also include a copy of the documents evaluated. Please view SOPHAS instructions on “sending your official transcripts to SOPHAS.”