Program Policy

PRIME-LA medical students presenting their research poster

UCLA PRIME-LA Master’s Degree Program Policy

  • It is a requirement for students in PRIME-LA to complete all graduate course work and be awarded a master’s degree before or at the time of graduation from DGSOM.
  • Online master’s degrees, unaccredited graduate programs, or mentored or structured research year(s) do not meet the criteria for PRIME-LA.
  • Master’s programs at outside institutions need approval from PRIME office in order to fulfill the PRIME-LA master’s graduation requirements. 

Students have attended the following institutions for their master's degree

  • The University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
  • Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • The University of California, Irvine Paul Merage School of Business
  • University of the Pacific, Eberhardt School of Business
  • University of Southern California
  • University of California, San Francisco 
  • Indiana University Kelley School of Business
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

PRIME Concurrent Degrees

DGSOM Degrees and Programs