MCB Undergraduate Program - Undergrad Home

The Undergraduate Program in MCB

The undergraduate major in Molecular and Cell Biology encompasses the diversity of scientific interests of the department's faculty. There are several emphases to choose from; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cell & Developmental Biology, Genetics, Genomics & Development, Immunology, and Neurobiology. Students majoring in any of these emphases have been highly successful in entering graduate or medical school and in other science- and health-related careers.

Announcements:

MCB SPRING COMMENCEMENT DATE - 5/20/2010, 9 am

Check mcb-infoline in February about details of how to sign up and click here for more details.

FACES of MCB

Don't be surprised if we ask to take your picture when you declare. Join other newly declared majors as part of our Faces of MCB bulletin board.

COURSERANK at BERKELEY

If you haven't checked it out, look at CourseRank, a tool developed by Stanford and Berkeley students for class scheduling and rating. They're always adding new features, so keep going back. You can now print your schedule and you can share your schedule.

QUICKLINKS

DECLARE the MAJOR: Click here to begin the declaration process.
HANDBOOK: We've gone GREEN. Download the MCB Undergraduatehandbook here. You can download an At-a-Glance sheet of our major options here.
MCB STUDENT FOCUS: See what Katie Fink has to say in answer to some of our questions about coming to Cal and majoring in MCB.
PAWS - Peer Advisor Walk-In System: Come to visit our peer advisors! They're in 2083 VLSB Monday-Thursday 10-12 and 1-4 and Friday 10-12 and 1-3! Click the logo for more information.
MCB UAO CALENDAR: You can check special events, when we're open, when peer advisors are available and what important deadlines are by clicking on the icon.
FOCUS ON MCB STUDENT RESEARCH: Meet Dipankan Bhattacharya, a genetics major and one of our peer advisors. Find out what he has to say about his research experience.

MCB Major Programs, at a Glance

Click on the grid for more detailed information about our major programs.