# Program Information The Master of Public Health degree is a two-year program that prepares students for careers in public health. Applicants to the Program must have a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university. For complete program description and application materials, please visit [the website](https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/masters/public-health). To complete the Master of Public Health degree, students are required to obtain a minimum of 45 credits, including a 150-hour Applied Practice Experience, and a Culminating Experience (Thesis, First Author Manuscript, Capstone). The Graduate Program in Public Health offers an MPH degree accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. In 2024, the Program received full seven (7) year reaccreditation through December 31, 2031. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-10/graduate-program-in-public-health/master-of-public-health-mph/program-information.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.