No application fees through Spring 2023 for certificates and degrees!
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies offers two bachelor degree programs: the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Health Sciences Management. SCPS also offers several powerful certificate programs to help boost your career, a one-year post-baccalaureate, pre-medical program, a Master’s of Public Safety program helping working public safety professionals improve their leadership skills, and a Criminal Justice Certificate through the 10-week National Criminal Justice Command College program at UVA.
Below, learn more about the application requirements, guidelines and processes for each program, and find out how to get started today.
The application process for the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies and the Bachelor of Professional Studies in Health Sciences Management is outlined below.
Students are eligible to apply who have attained:
Please note: Individuals who have already earned a baccalaureate degree are not eligible to apply for admission to the BIS program.
How to Apply
1) Have a pre-admission advisor review your unofficial transcripts.
Upload your unofficial transcripts here so they can be reviewed by a Pre-Admission advisor who will provide feedback on your readiness to apply.
2) Complete an online application, including:
Requirements for Admission
There are two pathways to eligibility:
Pathway One:
Pathway Two:
Please note: Individuals who have already earned a baccalaureate degree are not eligible to apply for admission to the BPHM program.
How to Apply
1) Have a pre-admission advisor review your unofficial transcripts.
Upload your unofficial transcripts here so they can be reviewed by a pre-admission advisor who will provide feedback on your readiness to apply.
2) Complete an online application, including:
How to Apply
Complete an online application, including:
Requirements for Admission
How to Apply
Complete online application, using Post BacCAS, a common application service. Applicants must submit:
Send application materials to:
PostBacCAS Transcript Processing Center
PO Box 9209
Watertown, MA 02471
Questions
Requirements for Admission
An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
How to Apply
Complete online application.
Prospective students may apply to be admitted into one of three terms (Summer, Fall, or Spring) and to be eligible must have:
*Students with limited professional experience or less than a 2.5 GPA may petition the Program Director for an exception.
Meeting minimum requirements and completing an application does not guarantee admission.
Requirements for Admission
How to Apply
Complete an online application, including:
Please upload the following documents with your application:
What you’ll need
How to begin your application
Please note that if your first language is not English, or if the language of instruction at a prior institution was not English, UVA SCPS may require proof of a TOEFL test.
Need help? Email edge@virginia.edu.
As a member of the State Authorizations Reciprocity Agreement, the University of Virginia (UVA) is authorized to provide curriculum in a distance learning environment to students located in all states in the United States except for California. (34 CFR 668.43(a)(6)& 34 CFR 668.72(n)). Please contact SCPSregistration@virginia.edu with any questions.