As a requirement established by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH),
All professional degree students must develop skills in basic public health concepts and demonstrate the application of these concepts through a practice experience that is relevant to the students' areas of specialization.
(CEPH, School of Public Health Accreditation Criteria, Amended June 2005).
In occordance with these requirements, all MPH students in The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) are required to satisfactorily complete a practice experience or practicum before graduation.