Major Information
Major Preparation Requirements
Required courses
- One year of biology with lab for the major
- One year of calculus
- One year of general chemistry with lab
- One semester in organic chemistry with lab
Strongly recommended courses
- A second semester of organic chemistry
- One year of calculus-based physics (mechanics, electricity and magnetism)
Additional requirements for the Psychobiology and Human Biology and Society (B.S.) majors can be found in the UCLA General Catalog.
Note: You will not be able to change from a non-life science major into a life science major after admission to UCLA.
* Demand for all life science majors significantly exceeds space available.
* Students are classified as pre-majors until lower division preparation courses are completed at UCLA.