Pre-Approved Petition Courses
This page catalogs courses students have successfully petitioned for since 2020. These courses count toward specific major or minor requirements and encompass offerings from UCLA, other UCs, UCEAP, and non-UC affiliated programs. Each major and minor within the EEB Department has a curated list of approved courses, providing students with diverse options to fulfill their academic pursuits.
Biology Major
Year of Approval | School | Course Code | Course Name | Category Fulfilled |
2023 | UCLA | ANTHRO C117 | Zooarchaeology | 3, lab |
2023 | UCLA | ANTHRO 128T | Amazon in the Anthropocene | 5 |
2020 | UCLA | ANTHRO 129 | Selected Topics in Biological Anthropology | 5 |
2021 | UCLA | AOS/EPSS CM114 | Aquatic Geomicrobiology | 4 |
2023 | UCLA | A&O SCI 107 | Biological Oceanography | 5 |
2023 | UCLA | CHEM C138 | Natural Product Biosynthesis: Chemical Logic and Enzymatic Machinery | 4 |
2021 | UCLA | C&EE 110 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers | Prep (STATS) |
2020 | UCLA | EEB C177 | Practical Computing for Evolutionary Biologists and Ecologists | 3 |
2021 | UCLA | ENVIRON 175 | Programming with Big Environmental Datasets | Elective for Computing Specialization |
2020 | UCLA | GEOG 142 | Population Geography | 5 |
2021 | UCLA | GLB HLT 100 | Global Health and Development | 5 |
2021 | UCLA | MIMG 100L | Microbiology Laboratory for Professional Schools | 5 |
2020 | UCLA | PSYCH 100A | Psychological Statistics | 5 |
2020 | UCLA | SOC GEN 105B | Problems of Identity at Biology/Society Interface | 5 |
2020 | UCLA | SOC GEN 105B | Nature versus Nurture: Genes and Environment | 5 |
2020 | UCLA | SOCIOL M115/M133 | Environmental Sociology | 5 |
2021 | UC Irvine | BIO SCI E106 | Processes in Ecology and Evolution | 2, 3, 4 |
2020 | UC Irvine | BIO SCI E179 | Limnology and Freshwater Biology
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4 or 5 |
2020 | UC Irvine | BIO SCI E179L | Field Freshwater Ecology | 3 |
2020 | UC Irvine | BIO SCI M122 | General Microbiology | 5 |
2020 | UC Riverside | BIO 116 | Ecology and Conservation Biology | 4 or 5 |
2020 | UCEAP Aukland-NZ | MARINE 202 | Principles of Marine Science | 2 |
2020 | UCEAP Aukland-NZ | BIOSCI 204 | Principles of Microbiology | 5 |
2022 | UCEAP-Yonsei | IEE2024 | Cell Biology | Elective |
2023 | UCEAP- University College, London | BIOL 11 | Evolutionary Genetics | 1, 2, 5 |
2023 | UCEAP- University College, London | BIOL 10 | Introduction to Human Genetics | 1, 2 |
2023 | UCEAP – University of New South Wales | PSYC 2071 | Perception & Cognition | 5 |
2023 | UCEAP | Volcanology | Volcanology | 4 |
2020 | Wildlands Studies Chile-Patagonia | ESCI 437B | Environmental Field Survey | 3 |
2020 | Wildlands Studies Chile-Patagonia | ESCI 437C | Wildlands Environment and Culture | 5 |
Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution Major
Year of Approval | School | Course Code | Course Name | Category Fulfilled |
2021 | UCLA | EEB M131 | Ecosystem Ecology | 3 |
2021 | UCLA | ENGCOMP 134 | Topics in Science Writing | 5 |
2023 | UCLA | ENVIRON 140 | Foundations of Environmental Policy and Regulation | Elective |
2021 | UCLA | ENV HLT 100 | Introduction to Environmental Health | 5 |
2023 | UCLA | PHYSICS 192 | Undergraduate Practicum in Physics | Elective |
2023 | UCEAP-Yonsei | ESS3129-01 | Soil Science | Elective |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – New Zealand | ESCI 437A | Environmental Wildlands Studies | FBQ |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – New Zealand | ESCI 437B | Environmental Field Survey | FBQ |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – New Zealand | ESCI 437C | Wildlands Environment and Culture | FBQ |
2023 | Wildlands Studies – Western Washington University | ESCI 437A | Environmental and Wildlands Studies | FBQ |
2023 | Wildlands Studies – Western Washington University | GEOG T14/ESCI 437A | Environmental and Wildlands Studies | FBQ |
2023 | Wildlands Studies – Western Washington University | ESCI 437B | Environmental Field Studies | FBQ |
2023 | Wildlands Studies – Western Washington University | ESCI 437C | Wildlands Environment and Culture | FBQ |
Marine Biology Major
Year of Approval | School | Course Code | Course Name | Category Fulfilled |
2020 | UCLA | AOS 1 / EPSS 15 | Blue Planet: Introduction to Oceanography | PREP |
2020 | UCLA | AOS 107 | Biological Oceanography | 7 |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Thailand | ESCI 437A | Environmental Wildlands Studies
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4, 7 |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Thailand | ESCI 437B | Environmental Field Survey | 4, 7 |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Thailand | ESCI 437C | Wildlands Environment and Culture | 4, 7 |
Conservation Biology Minor
Year of Approval | School | Course Code | Course Title | Category Fulfilled |
2020 | UCLA | ANTHRO 128P | Primate Behavior Nonhuman to Human | Elective |
2020 | UCLA | AOS 107 | Biological Oceanography | Elective |
2020 | UCLA | EEB 185 | Evolutionary Medicine | Elective |
2020 | UCLA | EEB 120 | Evolution | Elective |
2020 | UCLA | ENVIRON 138 | Effective Methods of Social Change | Elective |
2021 | UCLA | GEOG 138 | Wildlife Conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa | Elective |
2021 | UCLA | EEB 144 | Prehistoric California | Elective |
2020 | UC Riverside | BIO 105 | Evolution | Elective |
2020 | UCEAP Singapore | LSM4265 | Ecology of Natural Resourses | Elective |
2020 | UCEAP Singapore | LSM4263 | Field Studies in Biodiversity | Elective |
2020 | UCEAP – Madrid | ENVIRON 138 | Field Studies in Biodiversity | Elective |
2023 | UCEAP Complutense University – Madrid | Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution 801390 | Sustainable Management of the Natural Environment | Elective |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Thailand | ESCI 437A | Environmental Wildlands Studies | FBQ |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Thailand | ESCI 437B | Environmental Field Survey | FBQ |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Thailand | ESCI 437C | Wildlands Environment and Culture | FBQ |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Chile and Chile-Patagonia | ESCI 437A | Environmental Wildlands Studies | Elective |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Chile | ESCI 437B | Environmental Field Survey | Elective |
2020 | Wildlands Studies – Chile | ESCI 437C | Wildlands Environment and Culture | Elective |
2021 | Santa Monica College (SMC) | BIOL 15 | Marine Biology | Elective |
Evolutionary Medicine Minor
Year of Approval | School | Course Code | Course Title | Category Fulfilled |
2020 | UCLA | ENVIRON M133 | Environmental Sociology | Elective |
2020 | UCLA | GLB HLT 150 | Migration and Health | Elective |
2020 | UCLA | LIFESCI M174 | Health Disparities | Elective |
2023 | UCLA | SOC GEN 180 | Biological and Social Aspects of Fetal and Maternal Health | Elective |
2023 | UCLA | PSYCH 150 | Health Psychology | Elective |
2023 | UCLA | PSYCH 127A | Clinical Psychology Science | Elective |
2023 | UCLA | PHY SCI 166 | Animal Physiology | Elective |