Application

This program’s application deadline is June 15^th for Fall Semester Admission.

General Requirements

It is expected that all application materials (with the exception of official score reports) be scanned and uploaded to your online application. Please note that the University of Rochester reserves the right to verify the accuracy of all transcripts and to require submission of official documentation at any point in the admissions review process.

1. Online Application (recommended browser is Google Chrome) 
2. Statement of Purpose
3. Uploaded copy of transcript(s) to online application. Please do not mail a hard copy at this time.
4. CV or resume
5. Payment of the $60.00 application fee
6. Research papers, publications and other original works may also be submitted for consideration, but are not required
7. One Letter of recommendation

It is expected that all application materials be scanned and uploaded to your online application. Please do not include secondary school documentation, financial documentation, etc., as these are not utilized during the admissions process.

Eligibility

This program is open to all students with a four-year undergraduate credential, including faculty and staff at the University of Rochester Medical Center and graduate students at the University of Rochester School of Arts and Sciences, Eastman School of Music, and Warner School of Education and Human development. The program director will review any cases where applicants who have not completed an undergraduate credential seek admission to the program. Rare exceptions may be made based on highly-promising transcripts, personal statements, writing samples, etc.

The certificate program welcomes students from all personal and professional backgrounds. The health humanities are deeply invested in the experiences of underrepresented groups, and this program makes those experiences central to course offerings including the Disabled Body in Medicine and Culture, History of Modern Medicine, and Stories in Healthcare. We not only intend to bring humanists into the educational and research work of the Medical Center but also to train clinicians in humanistic methods.