Preparation for the Major
Complete the Life Sciences Core Curriculum in Chemistry, Life Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics. Each core curriculum course must be passed with a grade of C– or better, and all courses must be completed with an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better.
Chemistry
Select one series from:
Select 1 from 2 options:
Chemistry 14 series
Complete all courses in this series.
Chemistry 20 and 30 series
Complete all courses in this series.
Life Sciences
Complete the following four courses:
Mathematics
Select one series from:
Select 1 from 3 options:
Life Sciences 30 series
Complete LIFESCI 30A, 30B, and one statistics course.
Statistics
Select one of the following:
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Mathematics 3 series
Complete all courses in this series.
Mathematics 31 series
Complete all courses in this series.
Physics
Select one series from:
Select 1 from 2 options:
Physics 1 series
Complete all courses in this series.
Physics 5 series
Complete all courses in this series.
The Major
Complete five required courses, one laboratory course, and 20 upper-division elective units. Students must receive a C or better grade in each required core course and achieve a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the major.
Required Courses
Complete the following five courses:
Laboratory
Select one course from the following list. Students completing the Biomedical Research minor may satisfy the laboratory requirement with MCD BIO 198C.
Select 1 from 4 options:
Electives
Honors Program
The honors program is optional and for exceptional junior and senior majors with an overall GPA of 3.0 or better and a 3.5 GPA or better in major courses. To graduate with honors, students must complete all requirements for the honors program and the major with at least an overall 3.0 GPA and a 3.5 GPA in major coursework.
Honors Program Requirements
The core of the program consists of at least one approved undergraduate seminar course and three research courses (12 units minimum) culminating in a thesis.
Honors Program Track
Complete the seminar and research course requirements.
Undergraduate Seminar
Select at least one approved undergraduate seminar course. Note: Biomedical Research 193H and 194H are not accepted as electives for the major.
Select 1 from 6 options
Research Courses
Complete three research courses:
Computing Specialization
This specialization is optional. Majors must satisfy all degree requirements and complete the following courses with a grade of C or better and a combined GPA of at least 2.0. Students must petition for admission to the program after completing Program in Computing 10B.
Computing Specialization Requirements
Choose this optional specialization.
Computing Specialization Track
Complete all required and elective courses for the specialization.
Required
Complete the following required courses:
Statistics
And select one of the following:
Select 1 from 2 options
Elective
Select one course from:
Select 1 from 6 options