Timeline
| March 2023 |
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) approved the request for the proposed School of Population Health to become a standalone school, separate from the School of Medicine, effective April 1. The new school would consist of the four founding departments:
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July 2023 |
The School of Population Health (SOPH) began to function as a school. |
| January 2024 | SOPH submitted its Initial Application Submission (IAS) to Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) requesting permission to transition from an accredited program of public health to a school of public health. This is the first step to seek accreditation as a school of public health. |
| March 2024 | CEPH formally acted to approve VCU’s application to transition to the school of public health category of accreditation. The school is now in the self-study period of accreditation review. |
| May 2024 | The School of Population Health hosted its first graduation, which included its first graduates from the new cancer health equity science concentration in the MPH program — the first program of its kind in the nation and a symbol of the innovation and excellence anticipated from VCU’s newest school. |
| June 2024 | SCHEV granted approval for the School of Population Health to change its name to the School of Public Health as it continues through CEPH’s accreditation process. The entire self-study, site visit, and full accreditation process is estimated to take about two to three years to complete. |