Your Path to a Career in Health Care

Careers as health care professionals are among the most rewarding and in-demand professions. As a pre-health student at University of the Pacific, we will prepare you to meet the health care needs of our communities and will empower you to become a leader in the health care industry. Pacific has a long-standing reputation for educating health care professionals and providing innovative curriculum, accelerated programs, extensive experiential learning and clinical training for our students.

Pacific's three-campus ecosystem features renowned health institutions in Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco, including the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and the Pacific School of Health Sciences. Pacific pre-health students benefit from priority admissions and accelerated pathways to our professional schools. We invite you to start your health care journey at Pacific!

Accelerated Programs

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Clinics

Med School Partnerships

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Accelerated Programs

Pacific offers a variety of pre-professional and dual degree programs that allow you to earn your BS and DDS, PharmD, DPT or other professional degree in a shorter amount of time—in some cases in as little as five years. That results in tuition savings for you and the opportunity to start your healthcare career sooner.

Pre-professional and accelerated programs include:

  • Dental Hygiene
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Sociology to Master of Social Work

Undergraduate Majors

biochemistry

Biochemistry

Biological Science

Biological Sciences

Dental Hygiene

Dental Hygiene

Health and Exercise Science, Human Performance

HES, Human Performance

Psychology

Psychology

Public Health and Community Wellness

Public Health and Community Wellness

Sociology students

Sociology

Speech-Language Pathology

Speech-Language Pathology

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Graduate Programs

Athletic training

Athletic Training

Audiology

Audiology

clinical nutrition

Clinical Nutrition

Dentistry

Dentistry 

Nursing

Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Pharmacy

Pharmacy

Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy 

Physician Assistant Studies

Physician Assistant Studies

Social work

Social Work 

SLP

Speech-Language Pathology 

Graduate Programs

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Pre-Health Advising

Career Services offers pre-health advising to all currently enrolled students and alumni from all undergraduate majors interested in pursuing any health or allied health profession. Schedule an appointment with the Pre-Health Career Advisor to explore specific and allied Health Professions, discuss resume development, and more.