MCB Undergraduate Program - At a Glance

At a Glance - MCB Major Requirements

Below is a quick reference guide to course requirements for the MCB major. Additional details about the courses are available in the General Catalog and the Online Schedule of Classes. Please contact a staff academic advisor if you have any questions.

Lower division course requirements

Course	Description	Semester	Units
Math 1A	Calculus	F, Sp, Su	4
Math 1B	Calculus	F, Sp, Su	4
Chemistry 1A	General Chemistry	F, Sp, Su	4
Chemistry 3A + 3AL*	Chemical Structure and Reactivity	F, Sp, Su	3 + 2
Chemistry 3B + 3BL*	Chemical Structure and Reactivity	F, Sp, Su	3 + 2
Biology 1A + 1AL	General Biology	F, Sp, Su	3 + 2
Biology 1B	General Biology	F, Sp, Su	4
Physics 8A	Introductory Physics (calculus based)	F, Sp, Su	4
Physics 8B	Introductory Physics (calculus based)	F, Sp, Su	4

*Students interested in the BMB, track 2 - Biological Chemistry, must take Chemistry 1B and Chemistry 112A/112B instead of Chem 3A/3B.

Upper division course requirements

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)		Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB)	Genetics, Genomics & Development (GG&D)	Immunology		Neurobiology
Track 1	Track 2#			Track 1	Track 2##
MCB C100A	MCB C100A	MCB 102	MCB C100A	MCB C100A	MCB 102	MCB 102
MCB 100B	Chem 130B	CDB elective	GG & D Elective A	Immuno elective C	Immuno elective A	Neuro elective A
MCB 110	Chem 135	MCB 130	MCB 110	MCB 110	Immuno elective B	MCB 130
MCB 140 / C148	MCB 111* / 130 / 140	MCB 136/ 141/ C142	MCB 140	MCB 140 / C142	MCB C142	MCB C160
MCB 110L	MCB 110L	MCB 130L	MCB 140L	MCB 150	MCB 150	MCB 160L / 163
BMB elective	Chem 112A	CDB elective	GG & D Elective B	MCB 150L	MCB 150L	Neuro elective B
	Chem 112B	CDB elective

^# BMB Track 2 = Biological Chemistry. NOTE: A simultaneous degree in Chemical Biology and Biological Chemistry will not be permitted by the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology.
^## Immunology Track 2 = Infectious Disease Immunology
**MCB 111 is strongly encouraged for BMB, track 2 students, but other courses such as 130 or 140 can be substituted with faculty advisor approval.

Notes

MCB C100A must be taken before 110.
In cases where two or more courses are listed separated by a / you must take one of them.
Historically, the BMB, GG&D and IMMUNO tracks were referred to as Plan 1 and CDB and NEURO as Plan 2.
A list of approved electives is available on the page with major requirements.

Last Updated ( Friday, 14 September 2007 )