Admission to the University of California, San Diego

Students who are interested in pursuing a major within Public Health must first be admitted to the University of California, San Diego. Prospective students who are interested in applying to the University of California, San Diego should visit the UC San Diego Admissions website to review eligibility and admission requirements. All questions related to university admission should be directed to UC San Diego Admissions. 

Application Timeline:

• UC Application opens in August – get started on your application, submit it during the filing period
• The filing period is November 1 through November 30
• UC San Diego only accepts Fall Applicants

Helpful Links:

• First Year Admission Requirements
• Transfer Admission Requirements
• International Student Admissions
• Follow @UCSDAdmissions on Twitter for events, deadlines, and fun facts
• Sign up for a Triton Tour to see the campus
• Click here for an overview of the eight UC San Diego Colleges (every student who applies to UC San Diego also applies to one of the eight Colleges)

Admission to a Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) Major

All BSPH Majors have Selective Major status for incoming and continuing students. Selective Majors are majors with limited enrollment. Please see UCSD's Selective Majors web page for a list of all UCSD majors that are impacted. We strongly suggest that you submit an alternate major on your application and that your alternate major not be a Selective Major.

The BSPH Program does not play a role in any portion of the undergraduate admissions review of applicants. Students who were not directly admitted into one of the BSPH Majors can still complete the Public Health Entry Requirement in their first quarter at UC San Diego and declare a BSPH Major after meeting the entry requirement and all required deadlines.  

• Follow @ucsd_bsph on Instagram for BSPH announcements, events, deadlines, and fun facts