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Psychobiology Major for Transfer Students
Pre-Psychobiology Requirements
All of the following Procedures and Requirements will be strictly enforced:
- A C- or better is required in each preparation for the major course and all courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- Repetition of any preparation course more than once results in automatic denial of admission to the major.
- Repetition of more than any two preparation courses results in automatic denial of admission to the major.
- In addition to the above, transfer students who entered UCLA as a major other than Pre-Psychology, Pre-Psychobiology, or Pre-Cognitive Science must complete all prep courses by 150 units with an overall 2.0 prep GPA.
Students who fail to meet any of these preparation requirements will be changed from Pre-Psychobiology to Undeclared.
| Preparation Courses for the Psychobiology Major |
| Complete courses from each box: |
| Life Sciences 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 |
Chemistry 14A & 14B & 14BL & 14C & 14CL & 14D (formerly 140) or Chemistry 20A & 20B & 20L & 30A (30) & 30AL (30L) & 30B (130A) & 30BL (130AL) |
Mathematics 3A & 3B & 3C or Mathematics 31A & 31B & 32A |
Physics 1A & 1B & 1C & 4AL & 4BL or Physics 6A & 6B & 6C |
| Psychology 10 |
| Psychology 100A* |
| Psychology 100B* |
Suggestions for preparation work: Take Chemistry 14C or 30A before Life Sciences 3. Transfers should try to complete all of the preparation courses by the end of their first year at UCLA. Note that Pre-Psychobiology students may enroll in some of the Core and Elective courses. Refer to the Schedule of Classes for enrollment restrictions.
*Must be declared Pre-Psychobiology to enroll.
Psychobiology Major Requirements
To declare major standing, students must first complete all of the preparation courses (all grades assigned) and meet all of the requirements listed above. Students must declare the Psychobiology major in the Psychology Advising Office in 1531 Franz Hall.
An overall GPA of 2.00 (C) is required in the upper division courses. All Core, Laboratory, and Elective courses must be taken for a letter grade.
| Six (6) Core Courses |
| Select six courses, one from each box: |
| Psychology 110 |
| Psychology 115* |
| Psychology 116** |
| Psychology 118 or EE Biol 100 or EE Biol 129*** or Anthro 128A & 128B |
| Psychology 120A or Psychology 120B |
| Psychology 127 or 128**** or Psych 130, or one of 133A-I, or Psych 135 |
*Psych M117A & M117B & M117C will count in lieu of Psych 115 and 10 units of Psychobiology Electives. Students will not receive any credit unless all three courses have been completed. Petition for credit upon completion of the series.
**Major standing & Psych 115 required for enrollment in Psych 116. Pre-Psychobiology majors may petition to enroll only if Psych 100A, Psych 100B, and Psych 115 are completed and there is space available. Neuroscience 101L can be taken in place of Psych 116 if student meets all prerequisites for enrollment.
***Students may complete more than one course from this area. Additional coursework counts toward the 16 elective units.
****No unit or grade credit will be given for taking both Psych 127 and 128
| 16 Units of Elective Courses | |
Select 16 units of graded courses from the following list: |
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| Courses | Notes |
| EE Biol 112 or 113A or 114A | No more than one course from this group. |
| EE Biol 100, 102, 105, 106, 110, 111, 115, 117, C119, 120, 121, 122, 124*, 129, 135, 146, M158, 164, 170 | *Only 4 units may be applied toward the major. |
| Chemistry 153A, 153L | |
| Computational and Systems Biology M186C | |
| Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics 185A | |
| Molecular & Medical Pharmacology M110A, 110B | |
| Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology 100, 104, 138, C139, M140, CM156, 171 | |
| Neuroscience 102 | |
| Physiological Science C144, 146, 147, M148, 166, 173 | |
Psychology 111, 112A, 112B, 112D, M117J, 119A-X, 160, 186D
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**Prior approval required. Check with the Undergraduate Advising Office, 1531 Franz. ***M117A, & M117B, & M117C will count in lieu of Psych 115 and 10 units of Psychobiology electives. Students will not receive any Psychobiology elective credit unless all three classes have been completed. Petition for credit upon completion of the series. |