UC Santa Cruz Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration
    Transfer Acceptance Rate, GPA and Classes

    For fall 2025, 88% of transfer applicants to UC Santa Cruz Global and Community Health were admitted (292 of 333). UC publishes one figure for the whole major, not for each emphasis or option. Admitted transfers' GPAs ranged 3.20–3.78.

    The major preparation UC Santa Cruz lists for Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration transfers starts with CHEM 3A, CHEM 3B and CHEM 3C; the full list is below.

    115 California community colleges have a current transfer agreement with UCSC for this major. Pick yours below to see which of its classes count.

    88%
    UCSC Global and Community Health transfer admit rate, fall 2025
    3.20–3.78
    GPA range of admitted transfers
    333
    Transfer applicants, 292 admitted
    115
    California community colleges with a transfer agreement for Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration

    Source: UC Information Center, Fall 2025 transfer admissions by major (published as Global and Community Health).

    Your community college

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    Major Requirements

    UC Santa Cruz Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration Major Preparation

    The courses UC Santa Cruz lists as Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration major preparation for transfer applicants, for the 2025-26 academic year. Course numbers are UCSC's own; pick your community college above to see the matching class there.

    Required major preparation courses

    Complete 1 of these options

    • CHEM 3A General Chemistry · CHEM 3B General Chemistry · CHEM 3C General Chemistry
    • CHEM 4A Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity · CHEM 4B Advanced General Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity

    Courses listed

    • CHEM 8A Organic Chemistry
    • BIOL 20A Cell and Molecular Biology
    • BIOL 20L Experimental Biology Laboratory
    • BIOE 20B Development and Physiology

    Complete 1 of these

    • MATH 11A Calculus with Applications
    • MATH 16A Mathematics for Life Sciences
    • MATH 19A Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

    Courses listed

    • CHEM 8M Organic Chemistry Laboratory
    • GCH 1 Foundations for Global and Community Health

    Complete 1 of these

    • ANTH 2 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
    • CMMU 10 Introduction to Community Activism
    • CSE 80A Universal Access: Disability, Technology, and Society
    • ENVS 25 Environmental Politics, Economics and Justice
    • ENVS 80F Introduction to Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
    • FMST 10 Feminisms of/and the Global South
    • FMST 30 Feminism and Science
    • FMST 31 Disability Studies
    • FMST 41 Trans Gender Bodies
    • POLI 17 U.S. and the World Economy
    • POLI 20 American Politics
    • POLI 61 Politics of Social Policy
    • PSYC 1 Introduction to Psychology
    • SOCY 1 Introduction to Sociology
    • SOCY 10 Issues and Problems in American Society
    • SOCY 15 World Society
    • SPAN 3 First-Year Spanish
    • SPAN 4 Second-Year Spanish
    • SPAN 5M Medical Spanish

    Also listed by UCSC

    UCSC lists these under the headings shown, apart from the list above.

    Recommended preparation

    • METX 41 Physiology of Disease

    1 of these

    • MATH 11B Calculus with Applications
    • MATH 16B Mathematics for Life Sciences
    • MATH 19B Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
    • CHEM 8B Organic Chemistry
    • CHEM 8L Organic Chemistry Laboratory
    • STAT 7 Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences
    • STAT 7L Statistical Methods for the Biological, Environmental, and Health Sciences Laboratory

    Additional major preparation courses

    1 of these options

    • CHEM 3BL General Chemistry Lab · CHEM 3CL General Chemistry Lab
    • CHEM 4AL Advanced General Chemistry Lab · CHEM 4BL Advanced General Chemistry Lab
    Where a list says “courses listed”, or options are separated by a dot, UCSC's own Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration requirements say exactly which of those courses you need.

    FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the UC Santa Cruz Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration transfer acceptance rate?

    For fall 2025, 88% of transfer applicants to UC Santa Cruz Global and Community Health were admitted (292 of 333). UC publishes one figure for the whole major, not for each emphasis or option. Admitted transfers' GPAs ranged 3.20–3.78.

    Does UC Santa Cruz have a Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration major for transfer students?

    Yes. UC Santa Cruz offers Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration (B.S.) and lists the major preparation it expects transfer applicants to complete.

    What classes do I need to transfer to UC Santa Cruz for Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration?

    UC Santa Cruz's Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration major preparation includes CHEM 3A, CHEM 3B, CHEM 3C, CHEM 4A, CHEM 4B and CHEM 8A, with more courses in the list on this page. Pick your community college on this page to see which of its classes match.

    What GPA do you need to transfer to UC Santa Cruz for Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration?

    Admitted Global and Community Health, Public and Community Health Concentration transfers to UC Santa Cruz had GPAs of 3.20–3.78.

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