Public Health transfer to UCLA

UCLA admitted 6% of Public Health B.S. (pre-major) transfer applicants for fall 2025. Below are UCLA’s own preparation and selection rules, the programs that give priority and your odds.

Checked against official UC and campus sources in November 2026.

At a glance

UCLA admit rate, fall 2025: 6%
Admitted GPA, middle half: 3.93–4.00
Selection criteria: Yes
TAG at UCLA: No TAG

UCLA reports these numbers for Public Health B.S. (pre-major), counting all transfer applicants. The campus as a whole admitted 26.1% of community college applicants for fall 2025.

What UCLA expects

Public Health (B.A.) · Public Health (B.S.)
Courses to finish
The Fall 2026 guide lists for the B.A. cell and molecular biology (or life concepts), chemical structure or principles, and statistics. Oral communication or writing II, health and society, and cultural competency are strongly recommended. Source
The Fall 2026 guide lists for the B.S. one year of biology with lab, one year of general chemistry with lab, one year of calculus for life sciences, statistics and organic chemistry. Physics for life sciences with lab is among the strongly recommended courses. Source
Selection
Applicants must have a 3.2 GPA at the time of application and no supplemental application is required. Admission to both majors is competitive and based on progress toward the preparation coursework, extracurricular activities and personal insight question responses. Source
Also note
Students must be admitted directly into a public health major and cannot switch into either one after admission to UCLA. IGETC or Cal-GETC is not required but strongly encouraged. Source
For Fall 2027 applicants, requests to change to a major in The College, Education, Engineering, Public Affairs or Public Health are due January 1, 2027. Source
Every UCLA major
Applicants should complete most or all major preparation, and it must be finished by the end of the spring term before transfer. Source
Only applicants certified through the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) are reviewed for an alternate major. All other applicants are reviewed for their first-choice major only. Source

No TAG at UCLA

UCLA doesn’t offer TAG. Two programs change how UCLA reviews you: the Transfer Alliance Program (TAP) for honors students, and the ADT pilot for students at ten partner colleges.

Every UC program that gives transfer priority

Your odds

Move the GPA to see a regular-review range at UCLA.

UC-transferable GPA3.40

Intended major

Far reach

About 2–10% in regular review for applicants like you

Major preparation is the factor UC readers weigh most for transfers — often ahead of GPA.

Regular-review estimate for a California resident on track for 60 units and the 7-course pattern, with major prep unconfirmed. The full calculator adds your prep, residency and TAG status.

The same major at other campuses

Campus	Selection criteria	TAG
UC Berkeley	Yes	No TAG
UC San Diego	Yes	No TAG
UC Irvine	Yes	3.40
UC Santa Cruz	Yes	3.00
UC Riverside	Yes	Not stated
UC Merced	Yes	3.00

All nine campuses side by side

Official links

UCLA transfer admissionsadmission.ucla.edu
ASSIST: course agreements to UCLAassist.org

Questions

What GPA do you need to transfer to UCLA for public health?

UCLA admitted 6% of 234 transfer applicants to Public Health B.S. (pre-major) for fall 2025, and the middle half of admits had GPAs of 3.93–4.00.

What classes do I need to transfer to UCLA for public health?

The Fall 2026 guide lists for the B.A. cell and molecular biology (or life concepts), chemical structure or principles, and statistics. Oral communication or writing II, health and society, and cultural competency are strongly recommended. Check each course on ASSIST for your college.

Can I get a TAG for public health at UCLA?