Track 1-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

(shows as 966: MO&CEL BIO P1 I, EM 1 on some official University documents)

6 upper-division course requirements

• MCB C100A Biophysical Chemistry (F, Sp; 4 units)
• MCB 100B General Biochemistry (Sp; 3 units)
• MCB 110 Molecular Biology: Macromolecular Synthesis and Cellular Function (Fa, Sp; 4 units)
• MCB C110L Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab (Fa, Sp; 4 units)
• Choose one of the following two courses:
  • MCB 140 General Genetics (F; 4 units)
  • MCB C148 Microbial Genomics & Genetics (Sp; 4 units)
• Elective from BMB electives list

See the letter to all BMB students that discusses the sequence of courses for this major.

Track 2-Biological Chemistry*

7 upper-division course requirements, with Chem 112A/112B as pre-requisites to the major

• Chem 112A Organic Chemistry (F, 5 units)
• Chem 112B Organic Chemistry (Sp, 5 units)
• MCB C100A Biophysical Chemistry (F, Sp; 4 units)
• Chem 130B Biophysical Chemistry (Sp, 3 units)
• Chem 135 Chemical Biology (F, 3 units)
• Choose one of the following:
  • MCB 130A Cell & Systems Biology (Sp, 4 units)
  • MCB 140 General Genetics (F, 4 units)
• MCB C110L Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab (Fa, Sp; 4 units)

*Note: A simultaneous degree in Chemical Biology and Biological Chemistry is not be permitted by the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology. 

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Approved Electives List for BMB

Molecular and Cell Biology

• Any upper-division MCB course EXCEPT divisional lab courses (130L, 133L, 140L, 150L or 160L), or 102, 104, 130, 180, 190, H196, 198, 199.

Bioengineering

• C141 Stats for Bioinformatics (see prereqs) (Sp, 4 units)

Chemistry

• 113 Advanced Organic Chemistry (F, 3 units)
• 115 Organic Chemistry - Advanced Lab Methods (Sp, 4 units)
• 130B Biophysical Chemistry (Sp, 3 units)

Environmental Science, Policy & Management

• C148 Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology (Sp, 3 units)

Mathematics

• 110 Linear Algebra (F, Sp, Su; 4 units)
• 127 Mathematical & Computational Methods in Molec. Bio (4 units)

Neuroscience

• C160 Introduction to Neurobiology (F, Sp; 4 units)

Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

• C114 Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology (Sp, 3 units)

Physics

• 112 Introduction to Statistical & Thermal Physics (F, Sp; 4 units)
• 132 Contemporary Physics (Sp, 3 units)
• 177 Principles of Molecular Biophysics (Sp, 3 units)

Plant & Microbial Biology

• C112 General Microbiology (F, 4 units)
• C114 Comparative Virology (Sp, 4 units)
• C116 Microbial Diversity (F, 3 units)
• C134 Chromosome Biology / Cytogenetics (Sp, 3 units)
• 135 Physiology & Biochemistry of Plants (F, 3 units)
• C145 Genomics (4 units)
• C146 Topics in Computational Biology & Genomics (4 units)
• C148 Microbial Genomics & Genetics (Sp, 4 units)
• 150 Plant and Microbial Biology (F, 3 units)
• 160 Plant Molecular Genetics (Sp, 3 units)

Public Health

• 141 Intro to Bio-Statistics (Su, 5 units)
• 142 Introduction to Probability & Statistics in Biology & Public Health (F, 4 units)

Statistics

• 131A Statistical Inference for Life Scientists (F, Sp, 4 units)
• C141 Stats for Bioinformatics (see prereqs) (4 units)