Pre-Psychobiology Major Requirements
Students may declare the Pre-Psychobiology major once they have established a prep GPA by taking at least one prep course for a letter grade at UCLA and have an average prep GPA of 2.0 or higher.
All of the following Procedures and Requirements will be strictly enforced:
- A C or better is required in Psychology 10, Psychology 100A and Psychology 100B. A C- or better is required in all other preparation courses. All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- An overall grade-point average of 2.0 (C) is required in the preparation courses.
- All of the preparation courses must be completed by the end of summer quarter following the student’s 3rd year.
- 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.
Students who fail to meet any of these preparation requirements will be changed from Pre-Psychobiology to Undeclared.
| Preparation Courses for the Psychobiology Major |
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| Complete courses from each box: |
| Life Sciences 7A & 7B & 7C & 23L |
| Chemistry 14A & 14B & 14BL & 14C & 14D or Chemistry 20A & 20B & 20L & 30A & 30AL & 30B |
| Life Sciences 30A & 30B & 40 or Statistics 13 or Mathematics 3A & 3B & 3C or Mathematics 31A & 31B & 32A |
| Physics 1A & 1B & 1C & 4AL & 4BL or Physics 5A & 5B & 5C |
| Psychology 10 |
| Psychology 100A* |
| Psychology 100B* |
*Must be declared Pre-Psychobiology to enroll.
Psychobiology Major Requirements
Students may declare major standing once all preparation courses are complete, with final grades posted. You may request a major change form via Message Center on myUCLA.
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 M116A (previously 116A) or 116B** |
| Psychology 118 or EE Biol 100 or EE Biol 129*** |
| Psychology 120A or Psychology 120B |
| Psychology 127A or 127B or 127C**** or Psych 130, or one of 133A-I, Psych 135, Psych 150, or Psych 161 |
*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.
**Major standing & Psych 115 required for enrollment in Psych 116A/B. Neuroscience 101L can be taken in place of Psych 116A or B 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 more than one of the following: Psych 127A, 127B, or 127C.
16 Units of Elective Courses
Select 16 units of graded courses from the following list:
| 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, C119A, 120, 121, 122, 124A*, 129, 135, 164, 170 | *Only 4 units of EEB 124 may be applied toward the major. |
| Chemistry 153A, 153L | |
| Computational and Systems Biology M187 | |
| Life Sciences 107 | Not open for credit to student who have already completed LS 4. |
| Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics C185A | |
| Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology 100, 104AL, 138, M140, CM156 | |
| Neuroscience 102 | |
| Physiological Science C130, C144, 146, 147, 166, M173 | |
| Psychology 111, 112A-E, 119A-Y, 124K, 137A, 137G, 152, 161, 162, 164, M166, 186D, 191CH**, M117A & M117B & M117C*** | **Prior approval required. Check with the Undergraduate Advising Office. ***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. |
For information on planning your degree and sample program plans, For information on planning your degree and sample program plans, see here. Please note that these are sample guidelines, and that every student’s program plan will differ depending on course availability, scheduling, timing of the decision to pursue the major, and previous credit received. We strongly recommend students work with the department and College to plan their own personal programs.