Pre-Health Resources

Students in either the Public Health BA or BS major may wish to leverage their public health education in a health profession; while the Public Health major and pre-health pathway can overlap, each program has distinct requirements. Students considering majoring in Public Health who are interested in the health professions can use our office's "Exploring pre-health and Public Health at UCLA" resource sheet to support academic and co-curricular planning.

Most health professional schools require a general curriculum of chemistry, biology, math, and physics; UCLA courses that programs have accepted in the past are included on the Pre-Health Requirements worksheet. Students should always confirm their top-choice programs' application requirements. 

Public Health BS students will complete many of these courses as part of their preparation for the major (pre-major) requirements. Public Health BA students can work with academic advisors to develop a plan to complete any additional courses alongside their other degree requirements. 

The Career Center and Center for Academic Advising in the College created a website for students from any major who are interested in exploring health professions. Pre-Health at UCLA features an overview of pre-health resources at UCLA, application tips and timelines, information about gap years and post-bac programs, as well as interactive profiles for some of the most popular health professions. 

The Career Center offers resources specifically for pre-health students, including in-person and virtual advising sessions, pre-health virtual drop-in advising on Fridays from 12:00pm-1:00pm, workshops, webinars, and a bi-weekly newsletter.

The UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine's Pre-Health Guidance Center  supports students at all stages of their pre-health journey. The UCLA Med Mentors program connects first- and second-year DGSOM medical students with pre-health undergraduates.