Pre-Health at UCSC

While UCSC does not have pre-health or pre-med programs, students from any major can get into health/medical schools.

Explore Health Professions

Medicine | Physician Assistant | Nursing | Dentistry | Optometry | Pharmacy | Veterinarian Medicine

Don't see the health profession you are interested in? Visit NAAHP Student Resources and ExploreHealthCareers.org to learn about many other health professions.

Plan Your Pre-Health Path

• View pre-health timeline
• View UCSC courses that can fulfill common prerequisites
• View applications at a glance
• View programs applied to by UCSC students/alumni
• Learn about getting experiences
• Connect with pre-health student organizations
• View postbac programs FAQs
• Learn about the Premed Postbacc program at the UCSC Silicon Valley Extension.

Additional Resources for Undocumented Students/Alumni

The following resources are provided by Pre-Health Dreamers.

• View resources for various health professions
• View the Health Career Pathway Chart for pre-health students in California

Pre-Health Coaching

• Schedule a 30-minute one-on-one coaching appointment.
  • Within Handshake, select Career Coaching > Pre-Health to talk about the application process for health/medical schools and how to prepare to be a strong applicant.