BA Public Health at University of California, Los Angeles

Programme overview

BA Public Health is an undergraduate major offered by Public Health in the Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA.

Faculty: Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health | Department: Public Health | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Preparation for the Major (Introduction to Public Health; Principles of Scientific Knowledge; Cultural Competency; Health and Society; Communication Fundamentals). The Major (Capstone Experience; Public Health Electives; Foundations of Public Health Knowledge and Practice).

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Entry requirements

Applies to students entering the major (college-level admission to UCLA is separate): Pre-Major: Incoming first-year students may be admitted as pre-majors. All other students admitted as first years must first meet with an academic advisor in the Undergraduate Student Services Office, A1-269 Center for Health Sciences, before requesting pre-major standing. Admission: Admission to the Fielding School of Public Health is by application and competitive—using courses, grades, grade-point averages, and essays as minimum standards for consideration. Only a limited number of students are admitted each year. Applicants are not automatically accepted into the major. First-year applicants must apply for major standing at the end of winter quarter of their sophomore year. Late applications are not accepted.

Fall quarter only; UCLA does not offer early action or early decision.

Transfer students are admitted for fall quarter only.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Fall 2027 first-year and transfer: UC application opens August 1, accepts submissions October 1-November 30 (deadline November 30) via the UC application. First-year decisions late March; transfer decisions late April. UCLA is test-free and does not consider SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarships. Application fees can be waived for up to four campuses for eligible students.

Transfer applicants must submit the Transfer Academic Update by the January 31 priority deadline; Statement of Intent to Register due June 1. First-year Statement of Intent to Register due May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.ucla.edu/apply

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