Health Studies - BA, BS

Pacific's Health Studies Program prepares you for a career in one of the many nonclinical areas of health care that require a broad base of knowledge in the social sciences and the humanities. Examples of those careers include hospital administration, public policy, health care marketing, social work, public relations, health data analysis and health education.

• High school or secondary transcripts

• Copies of your passport

• English test scores*

• SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 570. If you have taken the SAT and would like to submit your score, you can do so, but it is optional. University of the Pacific’s SAT code is 4065. 
• ACT Composite score of 22 or higher. If you have taken the ACT and would like to submit your score, you can do so, but it is optional. University of the Pacific’s ACT code is 0240. 
• Citizens of the following countries: Australia, Canada, Ghana, New Zealand, Nigeria, United Kingdom and South Africa. If you are a citizen of one of these countries, you should take the SAT or ACT instead of an English language proficiency test, if you choose to do so. International transfer students with more than 30 units of college work do not need to take the SAT or ACT. 
• All high school instruction in the U.S. and in English 
• “A”-level English score of B or higher 
• AP English score of 4 or higher 
• IB English score of 5 or higher 
• Two English Composition courses at a university or college in the U.S., with grades of B or higher in both courses
• One English Composition course and one Communications or Critical Thinking course at a university or college in the United States, with grades of B or higher in both courses