Public Health Entry Requirement

IMPORTANT:

Procedures for switching into all majors within the BSPH program follow the published Selective Major Process for continuing students. The Division of Undergraduate Education manages the entire selection process. Students may apply to switch into a selective major once per year. Selection is based on a point system that considers academic performance and other factors: California residency, first-generation status and Pell eligibility. Only students who have completed the required screening courses and have a minimum 2.0 UC GPA are eligible to apply.

Each concentration within the Bachelor of Science in Public Health has specific entry requirements that must be met to be eligible to apply through the Selective Major Process. Please see the "Screening Courses" section below for details on the required screening courses.

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Screening Courses

All BSPH Majors have Selective Major status. To prepare students for success in upper-division courses, the faculty in the BSPH Program have determined that students who want to declare a major in Public Health must first meet all criteria outlined below:

Bachelor of Science in Public Health (PB25)

Completion of PH 40 “Introduction to Public Health” with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of BILD 3 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of one statistics course (PSYC 60, COGS 14B, HDS 60, or MATH 11) with a grade of C- or higher.
Accepted by UC San Diego's Division of Undergraduate Education based on the Selective Major Process. Note: The BSPH Program does not have control over the selective major process and completion of all course requirements listed will not guarantee a space in the BSPH Program.

Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Biostatistics (PB26)

Completion of PH 40 “Introduction to Public Health” with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of BILD 3 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of MATH 11 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of MATH 20A and MATH 20B with a grade of C- or higher.
Accepted by UC San Diego's Division of Undergraduate Education based on the Selective Major Process. Note: The BSPH Program does not have control over the selective major process and completion of all course requirements listed will not guarantee a space in the BSPH Program.

Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Climate and Environmental Sciences (PB27)

Completion of PH 40 “Introduction to Public Health” with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of BILD 3 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of CHEM 6A and CHEM 6B with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of MATH 11 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of MATH 10A/20A and MATH 10B/20B with a grade of C- or higher.
Accepted by UC San Diego's Division of Undergraduate Education based on the Selective Major Process. Note: The BSPH Program does not have control over the selective major process and completion of all course requirements listed will not guarantee a space in the BSPH Program.

Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Community Health Sciences (PB28)

Completion of PH 40 “Introduction to Public Health” with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of BILD 3 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of one statistics course (PSYC 60, COGS 14B, HDS 60, or MATH 11) with a grade of C- or higher.
Accepted by UC San Diego's Division of Undergraduate Education based on the Selective Major Process. Note: The BSPH Program does not have control over the selective major process and completion of all course requirements listed will not guarantee a space in the BSPH Program.

Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Epidemiology (PB29)

Completion of PH 40 “Introduction to Public Health” with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of BILD 3 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of one statistics course (PSYC 60, COGS 14B, HDS 60, or MATH 11) with a grade of C- or higher.
Accepted by UC San Diego's Division of Undergraduate Education based on the Selective Major Process. Note: The BSPH Program does not have control over the selective major process and completion of all course requirements listed will not guarantee a space in the BSPH Program.

Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Health Policy and Management Sciences (PB30)

Completion of PH 40 “Introduction to Public Health” with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of BILD 3 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of one statistics course (PSYC 60, COGS 14B, HDS 60, or MATH 11) with a grade of C- or higher.
Accepted by UC San Diego's Division of Undergraduate Education based on the Selective Major Process. Note: The BSPH Program does not have control over the selective major process and completion of all course requirements listed will not guarantee a space in the BSPH Program.

Bachelor of Science in Public Health with Concentration in Medicine Sciences (PB31)

Completion of PH 40 “Introduction to Public Health” with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of BILD 3 with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of CHEM 6A and CHEM 6B with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of one statistics course (PSYC 60, COGS 14B, HDS 60, or MATH 11) with a grade of C- or higher.
Completion of MATH 10A/20A and MATH 10B/20B with a grade of C- or higher.
Accepted by UC San Diego's Division of Undergraduate Education based on the Selective Major Process. Note: The BSPH Program does not have control over the selective major process and completion of all course requirements listed will not guarantee a space in the BSPH Program.

Switching Between Public Health Majors

Declared Public Health Majors Switching between Public Health Majors (PB25-PB31)

Students must fulfill the following requirements before being eligible to submit a change of major request to switch between Public Health majors. The requested switch will only be approved if all listed requirements have been met AND the change will not delay the student's time-to-degree completion. (How to Declare or Change a Major)