Admissions Requirements
For admissions requirements, visit the website for Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools (UARS): http:// www.admissions.ucla.edu/infoprospective.htm. Please be aware that the department has no involvement in undergraduate admissions decisions. All inquiries about admissions should be directed to UARS.
FRESHMAN APPLICANTS
If you plan to apply as a first-year college student, visit Freshman Applicants for admissions criteria.
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
If you plan to apply as a transfer student, visit Transfer Applicants for admissions criteria.
Students who wish to apply to a major in the Division of Life Sciences as a TRANSFER student must complete the following prior to matriculation at UCLA:
Required
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- One (1) year of General Biology with Lab*
*Preferably equivalent to Life Sciences 1 and Life Sciences 2 at UCLA. - One (1) year of General Chemistry with Lab
- One (1) year of Calculus
- One (1) semester of Organic Chemistry with Lab
- One (1) year of General Biology with Lab*
Recommended
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- Second semester of Organic Chemistry with Lab
- One (1) year of Calculus-based Physics
TRANSFER APPLICANTS, FALL 2008 AND LATER:
Transfer students who are not admitted to UCLA as a major in the Division of Life Sciences may not change to a Life Sciences major upon matriculation to UCLA.
You may view additional admissions requirements here: https://admission.ucla.edu/apply/transfer/deciding-on-major/major-preparation-the-college/requirements-for-life-sciences-majors