Welcome to the Bachelor of Science in Public Health!

Dear Incoming Declared and Prospective Public Health Majors, 

Congratulations on your admittance to UC San Diego, we are looking forward to having you in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health Program! You will want to make sure to complete all tasks required of you in the New Student Site by August 1st, as you will not be able to register for fall courses until all requirements for your College have been completed.  And don't forget to check out plans.ucsd.edu.

Watch Triton Transfer Talks: Finding Success as a Public Health Major

BSPH Orientation:

• Public Health Orientation Information
  • Join our online Orientation and complete all modules to prepare for your time as an undergraduate student.  - Now Available!
    
• Register for 1:1 30-minute Advising Appointment 
  • One 1:1 appointment will be available for incoming students. 
    • At this time we have opened appointment slots for our BSPH with Concentration in Medicine Sciences Pre-Health students (pursuing Pre-Med (MD/DO), Dentistry, Nursing, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Physical Assistant, Nutrition).  We will be opening up more appointment slots for the other BSPH Majors in Mid-August. Don't forget to check your VAC for Fall enrollment messages, sent to all BSPH students by your first pass enrollment date.
  • Once all appointments have been booked, all incoming students will need to send advising questions through the VAC. We will be happy to answer questions and provide feedback regarding Fall course recommendations but will be unable to provide long-term planning.  Advising appointments will be available again during Fall quarter.
  • PLEASE NOTE: All students will be required to complete the Public Health Orientation prior to registering for a 30-minute Advising Appointment.

Fall Enrollment:

PLEASE NOTE:  All incoming transfer public health students MUST complete FMPH 40 this fall to not prolong graduation - we have saved seats in FMPH 40 for all incoming transfers who need to enroll in FMPH 40. Incoming first year public health students are also encouraged to complete FMPH 40 this fall if the course fits into your schedule.

FALL 2022:

• FMPH 40 (A00) Tuesday/Thursday: 2:00-3:20pm with Dr. Haley Ciborowski
• FMPH 40 (B00) Tuesday/Thursday: 12:30-1:50pm with Dr. Sally Romero

Helpful links for First Quarter Public Health Majors:

• Bachelor of Science in Public Health Undergraduate Program
• Advising Hours (Advising Calendar)
  
• Tentative Course Offerings and Course Descriptions
• Past Workshops (includes Power Point presentations and video recordings of events)
• Beyond the Classroom (Student Experiential and Research Opportunities)
• Pre-Med and Health Professions Information (found on the Career Services site)
• Student Resources
• Freshmen Summer Success Programs
• First Year Experience
• Transfer Summer Success Programs
• Transfer Year Experience
• Triton Transfer Hub
• Center for Student Involvement
• Public Health Club at UCSD
• Health-Related Student Organizations

Recent News Articles regarding our new Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego:

• Cheryl Anderson Named Founding Dean of The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego

• University of California Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee has approved the establishment of a School of Public Health at UC San Diego