Office of Student Academic Affairs - Mailman School of Public Health

Office of Student Academic Affairs | Core Course Waivers and Exams

Spring 2009 Core Course Waiver Examinations

WAIVER: Students may seek a waiver of any core course. Successful completion of a core waiver exam exempts students from the course requirement but does not carry course credit or reduce the number of credits needed for the degree.
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Department	Type of Exam	Date/Time	Place	Additional Information
Biostatistics	Waiver (optional)			By appointment call 212-305-9398
Environmental Health Sciences	Waiver (optional)		60 Haven Avenue B-1, Rm 124	By appointment call 212-305-3466 or email aat2009@columbia.edu Click here for P6300 syllabus (pdf)
The EHS waiver examination consists of 3 essay questions drawn from the entire EHS core course curriculum. The exam is 3 hours in length. Please plan to use full time allotted. You may review the core course syllabus as an appropriate exam guide for class content. A grade of 80% is required to pass. Qualifications: Students wishing to take the waiver exam must get prior approval from the department by demonstrating previous exposure to the materials covered in the core course. You must bring proof of background experience or a comparable course in order to qualify. The exam is offered before the start of each fall and spring semester. All exam takers will be notified within 48 hours via email from the Academic Program Manager of their exam status. The exam may be taken only once.
Epidemiology	Waiver (optional)		722 W. 168th St. 7th floor	By appointment call 212-305-9410 or email lz3@columbia.edu. Plan to use the entire time allotted.
In order to take the EPI waiver examination, students must have taken an epidemiology course in the past. The exam is short answer, multiple choice and includes some calculations. Students should bring a calculator. A grade of 80% is required to pass. The exam can only be taken once.
Health Policy and Management	Waiver (optional)	Wednesday, January 14 10am-1pm	600 W. 168th Street, 6th Floor, 212-304-1844	Plan to use the entire time allotted. Waiver consists of essay questions drawn from health policy and management.
Sociomedical Sciences	Waiver (optional)	Thursday, Jan. 15 10am-1pm	722 West 168th Street, 5th floor conference room, 212-305-5656	Students should contact Andrea Constancio to sign-up. Call 212-342-0287 or ac995@columbia.edu.

The exam consists of short answer and essay questions drawn from medical sociology, medical anthropology and health psychology. The exam takes 2-3 hours. You should plan to use full time allotted. We do not provide a handout of the P6700 course syllabus nor do we provide study aides for the waiver exam. A grade of 85% is required to pass. The exam can only be taken once.