Frequently-Asked Questions

Enrollment

Requirements

Courses

Summer Research Project

Senior Thesis

Study Abroad

Enrollment

• Who should enroll in the program?
• How do I enroll?
• What are the prerequisites for enrollment?
• Are these prerequisites ever waived?
• Can I use Advance Placement (AP) credit in lieu of the prerequisites?
• Can I take a prerequisite course during my junior year?
• Can I take a prerequisite course at another university during the summer before my junior year?
• Can rising seniors apply to the program?

Requirements

• What requirements must I complete to get the certificate?
• Are any requirements ever waived?

Courses

• What are the required ("core") courses?
• Which courses qualify as "health-related" electives?
• What if I take a health-related course that does not appear on the list of approved electives?
• I took some approved health-related electives before I enrolled in the program. Will these courses count towards the program's elective requirements?
• Am I required to take certificate program courses for a grade?
• Can I take Global Health & Health Policy courses even if I don't enroll?
• Where do I send requests or ideas for new courses?

Summer research project

• What constitutes an acceptable summer research project?
• Can I do my summer research project here in Princeton?
• Can I do my summer research project in another U.S. city or town?
• Can I do my summer research project in another country?
• I want to do a service internship during the summer between my junior and senior year. Can I do this and still fulfill my summer research project requirement?
• Does my summer research project have to be part of my senior thesis?
• Do I need to find my own funding for my summer research project?
• Where can I find out information about possible research projects and/or internships?
• I am participating in a Grand Challenges project on global health and infectious disease. Will this qualify as a summer research project?
• I am participating in a faculty member's project that relates to global health and/or health policy. Will this qualify as a summer research project?

Senior thesis

• Do I write my senior thesis in my home department?
• What constitutes an acceptable senior thesis?
• I want to do a laboratory research thesis, or "bench" thesis. How can I fulfill the requirement that my senior thesis address or relate to global health and health policy?
• Does my summer research project have to be part of my senior thesis?

Study abroad

• Can I participate in the program if I plan to study abroad in my junior year?
• Will study abroad courses count towards completion of the certificate?