The University has outstanding academic programs, faculty, libraries, and research facilities. Whether you want a broad liberal arts education, preparation for graduate study, or training for a particular profession, the University probably has a program to meet your needs. And because discovery is an important part of a University education, you'll feel comfortable at UC even if you haven't yet decided what you want to study. When you graduate, you will find that your University of California degree opens many doors. UC graduates enjoy high acceptance rates at graduate and professional schools and compete successfully in the job market with graduates of other top universities and colleges.
Many graduates become leaders in their fields.
Whether you choose the oldest UC campus or the newest, the largest or the smallest, a major in dance or engineering, you'll be part of a group of the brightest, most talented students to attend any university. Each campus also has unique academic programs and features that set it apart. The ninth campus, San Francisco, is devoted to the health sciences. It offers pro-fessional programs of study in the fields of dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and dental hygiene, and academic programs at the graduate level in the health and social sciences. Students may not enroll at this campus until they have completed a minimum of two, and usually three or more, years of college level work at some other institution of higher education.