Health Sciences Internship Program Application Deadlines 

If you intend to do your internship in this quarter:	Winter 2026	Spring 2026
Attend an information meeting during the week of (see specific dates and times below):	July 7th – 11th, 2025	October 6th – 10th
And submit an application by:	July 21st, 2025	October 24th

  *Summer* 2025 Internship Information Meetings

• July 7th @ 12:00 PM – via Zoom
• July 8th @ 12:00 PM –  via Zoom
• July 8th @ 5:00 PM –  via Zoom
• July 9th @ 12:00 PM –  via Zoom
• July 10th @ 12:00 PM –  via Zoom
• July 10th @ 5:00 PM – via Zoom
• July 11th @ 12:00 PM – via Zoom

Zoom meetings can be accessed here and on the Health Sciences Internship Information Canvas course. Invitation links are sent to all active Human Biology and Global and Community Health BS majors.

The internship program is restricted to declared Human Biology/Global & Community Health, BS majors in their junior or senior year.

Important Links

• Internship Information 
• Pre-Health at UCSC
• Global and Community Health Major

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The Human Biology bachelor of science program provides undergraduates with the foundation necessary to undertake advanced training in medicine, dentistry, nursing, and other biomedically-related fields. The degree satisfies the admission requirements for biology, chemistry, math, and physics for most biomedically-related professional and graduate schools in the U.S.

NOTE: Medical and professional school admissions requirements vary; students should verify that their coursework will satisfy the admissions requirements of the programs to which they plan to apply.

Following the advice of California health care professionals and administrators, we require each student to serve an internship in a local health care facility to gain practical hands-on experience. This has become one of the most popular features of the program. Reflecting California’s rapidly changing cultural demographics, students must also demonstrate or gain language proficiency in Spanish to complete the degree.

UCSC human biology students also enjoy close interactions with 20 affiliated MCD Biology faculty members. In addition, students have access to an Internship Coordinator, and Career Center resources are available to help guide students in identifying career choices, meeting requirements for and preparing applications to professionals schools.

Your Gifts Make a Difference!

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, UC Santa Cruz raises millions of dollars in private gifts and pledges benefiting students and programs across the campus.

Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center
Central Coast Alliance for Health
Primary Care Physician Award

The Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz and the Central Coast Alliance for Health (CCAH) have generously provided funding to create a postgraduate fellowship for UCSC Health Science graduates. The award has been established to promote quality, primary care to Medi-Cal recipients on the Central Coast. The prize provides $10,000 to a graduating health sciences senior, who demonstrates strong interest in practicing primary care medicine in the Central Coast area following medical school.

The Health Sciences Scholarship supports Human Biology majors who demonstrate outstanding achievement and promise. The fund will provide scholarships to help support students in their final year of undergraduate education. This support can be used to defray the costs of preparing for, applying to, and interviewing at professional schools, but is not solely limited to that.

How Can You Help?

You can make a gift directly using the UCSC secure online giving form. This form allows you to choose the purpose of your gift. Just write in “Health Sciences Program” into the form, or designate a specific research project or educational program. If you would like more information or to discuss ways to maximize your support, please contact the Health Sciences Internship Coordinator, Beth Magyar, at bmagyar@ucsc.edu.

Alumni and Friends of UCSC

• Donate online
• Call 831-459-2192
• Mail Check to the “UC Santa Cruz Foundation”:

University Relations
UC Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077
ATTN: Gifts Administration