{"id":33,"date":"2023-12-13T16:19:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2024-06-06T11:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T18:43:32","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Master of Public Health\">Master of Public Health<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      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style=\"text-align: center;\">An accredited MPH program<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The USC MPH program is accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) as a program in public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text light-gray\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-211 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/mph-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2024\/03\/ceph-masters-only-red-transparent-300x196.png\" alt=\"USC MPH program CEPH accreditation seal\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" 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public health programs to assure that the school or program has been evaluated and has met accepted standards established by and with the public health profession. The USC MPH program is listed among accredited public health programs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceph.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ceph.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The USC MPH program is a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/aspph.org\/\">Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health<\/a>, the voice of accredited public health education, whose members include schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The official accreditation report and final self-study for the USC MPH program are available to interested parties. 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