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• Students must be in good academic standing to apply for a 2^nd degree.
• All students must apply through SOPHAS and be recommended for admission.
• Once recommendation from COPH for admission has happened, students can complete the concurrent degree form to be admitted in to into the degree for the upcoming term.
• Degrees may be conferred sequentially or concurrently, as specified in the approved major requirements.
• Students must complete both degrees within the time limit for the first degree.
• For a full listing of requirements see the Academic Policy section and the concurrent degree section of the USF Catalog.

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Follow the below steps and reach out to a Graduate Advisor with any questions.

1. Identify the 2^nd degree and concentration.
2. Apply in SOPHAS for the COPH degree and note that you are pursuing a concurrent degree.
   • If you are applying to start both programs in the same term you must select which is the primary and add the 2^nd one through the concurrent degree application
3. Speak to the Graduate Advisor for the concentration.
   • Identify the courses needed for the program.
4. Begin the COPH concurrent degree form and USF Concurrent Degree Application
5. Schedule a meeting with the concentration lead for your area linked here and the faculty from the other degree to decide if there will be share credits, 0-15% of credits may be shared.
   • Example: MPH requires 42 credits and other degree requires 52. This would allow up to 14 credit hours to be shared.
6. Submit both forms to the COPH Graduate Advisor to route for COPH signatures.
7. Concurrent Degree forms cannot be processed until the end of the 1^st term.
8. If approved continue to communicate with your advisors for both degrees to ensure you are meeting requirements for both degree

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