Comparison between UCLA, USC, Cal for Pre-med

[Geo16]

After seeing many Cal vs UCLA vs USC for Pre-Med posts (elsewhere and here), I've decided to share some information with you guys.

There are lots of students out there who have received their acceptance letters from these three schools and might wonder: "which is a better school in terms of preparation for medical school?"
Or, you are just wondering how to satisfy med school requirement at Cal, USC or UCLA.

Well, I am not here to give you guys my opinion, but I am simply here to break them down(objectively).
You can decide for yourself after reading this post.

Semester system (Fall-Spring):
UC Berkeley (122 days per semester)
USC (114 days per semester)
Quarter system (Fall-Winter-Spring):
UCLA (81 days per quarter)

Summer session:
UC Berkeley (3-week,8-week, 10-week)
USC (11-week)
UCLA (6-week,8-week,9-week,10-week)

UC Berkeley Medical school requirements (Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Honors courses are excluded!!*
Medical School Prerequisites | Career Center

Biology:
Bio 1A /3 units
Bio 1AL/ 2 units
Bio 1B /4 units
Total: 2 Lecture/1 Lab, 9 units

Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):
Chem 1A /3 units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1AL/ 1 unit [General Chemistry]
Chem 3A /3units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 3AL/ 2units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 3B / 3units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 3BL /2 units [Organic Chemistry]

MCB102 / 4units [Bio Chemistry]
OR
Chem 135 /3units [Bio Chemistry]
OR
MCB100A / 4units [Bio Chemistry]
*MCB100A cross-listed as Chem C 130 /4 units [Bio Chemistry]

Total: With Chem 135 4 Lectures/ 3 Labs, 17 units
Total: With MCB 102 4 Lectures/ 3 Labs, 18 units
Total: With MCB C100A 4 Lectures/ 3 Labs, 18 units

Physics:
PHYS 7A / 4 units (You must take Math 1A and 2B)
PHYS 7B / 4 units

or
PHYS 8A / 4 units (You must take Math 1A or 10A or 16A)
PHYS 8B / 4 units

or
PHYS 7A / 4 units
PHYS 8B / 4 units

Total: 2 Lecture/Lab, 8 units

Math(2 Semesters of calculus and 1 semester of stats):
Math 1A / 4 units [Calculus]
Math 2B / 4 units [Calculus]
Stats 2 or Stats 20 or Stats 130A or Public Heatlh 142 / 4 units [Statistics]
Total: 3 Lectures, 12 units

or
Math 16A / 3 units [Calculus]
Math 16B / 3 units [Calculus]
Stats 2 or Stats 20 or Stats 130A or Public Heatlh 142 / 4 units [Statistics]
Total: 3 Lectures, 10 units

or
Math 53 / 4 units (Must take Math 2B) [Calculus]
Math 54 / 4 units [Calculus]
Stats 2 or Stats 20 or Stats 130A or Public Heatlh 142 / 4 units [Statistics]
Total: 3 Lectures, 12 units

or
Math 10A / 4 units (Math 10A and 10B includes statistics and you don't have to take Stats) [Calculus & Statistics]
Math 10B / 4 units [Calculus & Statistics]
Total: 2 Lectures, 8 units

UC Berkeley total:
Minumum of 14 courses (Lec/Lab), 42 semester units
Maximum of 15 courses (Lec/Lab) , 47 semester units
(It varies!)


USC Medical school requirements
(Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Advanced/Honors courses are excluded!!*
https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/1/docs/advising/prehealth/PreMedAdvisingSheet.pdf

Biology-Biological Science:
BISC 120Lg/4units
BISC 220Lg/4units
Total: 2 Lectures/Lab, 8 units



Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):
CHEM 105 aLg/ 4units [General Chemistry]
CHEM 105 bL/ 4units [General Chemistry]
CHEM 322 aL (or 325aL for CHEM majors)/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
CHEM 322 bL (or 325bL for CHEM majors)/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]

BISC330L/4 units (Must take BISC320L) [Bio Chemistry]
or
CHEM 350g/4 units [Bio Chemistry]
or
BISC 312/4 units [Bio Chemistry]

Total: 5 Lecture/Lab, 20 units


Physics:
PHYS 135aLg/ 4 units (Must take Math108g or Math 125g)
PHYS 135bL/ 4 units
Total: 2Lecutre/Lab, 8 units

or
PHYS 151Lg/ 4 units (Must take Math 125g)
PHYS 152L/ 4 units (Must take Math126g and Math 226 or Math 226 concurrently)
Total: 2Lecutre/Lab, 8 units

Math:
Math 125g/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 126g/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 208x or BISC 305 or Health Promotion 340Lg or Psychology 274Lg / 4 units [Statistics]
Total: 3 Lecture, 16 units

USC total:
12 courses, 52 semester units


UCLA Medical school requirements
(Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Honors courses are excluded!!*
UCLA Career Center - Pre-Health Career Services

Note that Chemistry, Physics and Math have Life Science Path & General Path.
Although these are not their official names, but I am naming it as such.
Life Science majors (like Biology) can choose either between General Path or Life Science Path.You can find your Life Science majors here: Life Sciences | Majors & Minors
Other majors, however, must take the General Path.


Biology-Life Science:
LifeSci 1 / 5 units
LifeSci 2/ 4 units
LifeSci 3/ 4 units
LifeSci 4/ 5 units
LifeSci 23L/ 2 units (Must be taken with LifeSci 3 or 4)
Total: 4 Lectures/1Lab, 20 units

Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):

Life Science Path:
Chem 14A/ 4units (Must take Math 3A or 31A you can take LifeSci 30A but you need 3A or 31A for Physics) [General Chemistry]
Chem 14B/ 4units [General & Organic Chemistry]
Chem 14BL/ 3units [General & Organic Chemistry]
Chem 14C/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 14CL/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 14D/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 153A/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]
Chem 153L/4 units [Bio Chemistry]
Total: 5 Lectures/3Labs, 31 units

or
General Path(other majors):
Chem 20A/ 4units (Must take Math 31A) [General Chemistry]
Chem 20B/ 4units [General Chemistry]
Chem 20L/ 3units [General Chemistry]
Chem 30A/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 30AL/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 30B/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 30BL/ 3units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 30C/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 30CL/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 153A/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]
Chem 153L/4 units [Bio Chemistry]
Total: 6 Lectures/ 5 Labs, 42 units

Physics:
Life Science Path:
PHYS 6A/ 5units (Must take 3A,3B and 3C or 3C concurrently)
PHYS 6B/ 5units
PHYS 6C/ 5units
Total: 3 Lecture/Lab, 15 units

or
General Path(other majors):
PHYS 1A/ 5units (Must take 31A,31B and 32A or 32A concurrently)
PHYS 1B/ 5units
PHYS 4AL/ 2units
PHYS 1C/ 5units
PHYS 4BL/ 2units
Total: 3Lectures/2Labs, 17 units


Math:
Life Science Path:
Math 3A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 3B/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 3C/ 4units [Calculus]
BIOSTAT 100A/ 4 units (You can also take Stats 10 or 13 for 5 units... but Biostat for Med school!) [Statistics]
Total: 4 Lectures, 20 units

or
General Path(other majors):
Math 31A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 32B/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 32A/ 4units [Calculus]
BIOSTAT 100A/ 4 units (You can also take Stats 10 or 13 for 5 units... but Biostat for Med school!) [Statistics]
Total: 4 Lectures, 20 units



UCLA Total:
Life Science Path: 20 courses, 86 quarter units
General Path: 25 courses, 99 quarter units

UC Berkeley Acceptance Rate to Med School
https://career.berkeley.edu/MedStats/national
2015: 299 Matriculants out of 587 Applicants [ 51% ]
2014: 285 Matriculants out of 554 Applicants [ 51% ]
*This only represents First-Time applicants. 819 Applicants total for 2015*

USC Acceptance Rate to Med School
Couldn't find it, sorry---

UCLA Acceptance Rate to Med School
http://career.ucla.edu/Portals/14/D...l_School_Admissions_Statistics.pdf_042516.pdf
2014: 63 Matriculants out of 124 Applicants [ 51% ]
2013: 73 Matriculants out of 139 Applicants [ 53% ]
*This only represents about less than 15% of all Applicants from UCLA.*

Summary:

UC Berkeley total:
- Minumum of 14 courses , 42 semester units
- Maximum of 16 courses, 51 semester units
- 122 days per semester
- 3-week, 8-week, 10-week summer session
- 19 to 20 units maximum per semester (varies by department)
- Can take up to 130 units/136 units for double-major within Undergraduate


USC total:
- 12 courses, 52 semester units
- 114 days per semester
- 8-week summer session
- 20 units maximum per semester (any additional units after 18 unit will charge you with flat-fee)
- No known unit ceiling


UCLA Total:
- Life Science Path: 20 courses, 86 quarter units
- General Path: 25 courses, 99 quarter units
- 81 days per quarter
- 6-week,8-week,9-week,10-week summer session
- First only up to 10 units, then you can take up to 19 units per quarter
- Can take up to 216 units within Undergraduate


Hope this helped.
If there is any error or misinformation, please let me know!
If you want me to find out about other universities or compare other universities, let me know as well!

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[OchemOficionado]

This may be helpful to someone in the future, but everyone that's gotten in this cycle has already committed to one campus. The only way I could think of that someone can switch right now is if they are committed to a UC and decide to lose their deposit and take USC up on their offer. (They can even become a Spring admit as USC will still let you commit up until Jan)

 

[OchemOficionado]

Not super important but, UCB also has 3 week and 8 week summer school sessions and UCLA also has a 9 week session

 

[Geo16]

Not super important but, UCB also has 3 week and 8 week summer school sessions and UCLA also has a 9 week session

Thank you OchemOficionado! I'll make that correction.
And yeah, it's too late for admitted students now, but it might help others in the future.

 

[solitarius]

Dude, get a grip.

All of those places will have 1st generation Asian premeds, busted curves and broken dreams.

Good luck!

 

[TheBiologist]

for USC's Phys 152: Electricity & Magnetism, you also need math 126 (Integral Calculus) and math 226 (Multivariable Calculus)

226 can be taken as a co-req

you should update that

 

[Toutie]

I think you also have to take LS 23L at UCLA.

 

[HL8208]

UCB has a dedicated study week ("dead week") before finals.

 

[efle]

UCB has a dedicated study week ("dead week") before finals.

Reading weeks/dead weeks are standard at most universities!

 

[HL8208]

@efle is it? My bad lol most of my friends went to schools where it wasn't.

 

[efle]

@efle is it? My bad lol most of my friends went to schools where it wasn't.

Interesting! Did they not have a dedicated finals week at all, or they did but it was immediately after a normal week of classes?

 

[HL8208]

@efle The latter, although class time was normally dedicated for review and such.

 

[Geo16]

for USC's Phys 152: Electricity & Magnetism, you also need math 126 (Integral Calculus) and math 226 (Multivariable Calculus)

226 can be taken as a co-req

you should update that

Thank you! I have added that to the post.

I think you also have to take LS 23L at UCLA.

I'll add that to the post, thank you very much

Dude, get a grip.

All of those places will have 1st generation Asian premeds, busted curves and broken dreams.

Good luck!

Don't worry, KBBQ isn't a secret anymore. Everyone knows KBBQ boosts energy and morale among students. HEHEHE

 

[Domepiece]

Interesting! Did they not have a dedicated finals week at all, or they did but it was immediately after a normal week of classes?

Went to two different Universities. One had a 1/2 dead week that picked up finals Wed. following last week of school. One gave you just the weekend and started finals the next week. A whole week is definitely not standard (but would be awesome)

for USC's Phys 152: Electricity & Magnetism, you also need math 126 (Integral Calculus) and math 226 (Multivariable Calculus)

226 can be taken as a co-req

you should update that

This is for the calculus-based physics pathway that will also have you competing against engineering students for curved grades. Whoever reads this, don't be a hero; take the non-calculus 135 sequence and save yourself some sanity despite the questionable professors that teach the sequence. Physics should basically be a Khan Academy course anyways.

 

[Geo16]

This is for the calculus-based physics pathway that will also have you competing against engineering students for curved grades. Whoever reads this, don't be a hero; take the non-calculus 135 sequence and save yourself some sanity despite the questionable professors that teach the sequence. Physics should basically be a Khan Academy course anyways.

Yeah. 135 only requires math 108, which is precalculus. It makes sense to take this instead of much difficult physics.

UCB requires students to take at least 1 term of calculus to be ready for their "easy" Physics 8A.
Unfortunately for UCLA, all students must take their 3rd term of calculus in order to be ready for their calculus based physics.

 

[Geo16]

Most of us got the decision letter on April 28th (4pm it was and idk about other UCs haha), and my senses kicked in that I should re-up this and do other UCs now. I was putting it off for few months! If there are other UC/USC graduates who wants to share their tips/story, please do so! It'll help the new admits to learn about something you have in your hands.

 

[Ly_x_Lz=ihLx]

For UCLA, they're changing the LS 1-4 series to LS 7ABC so only 3 classes now. I believe 23L will be the same. They will also be changing the physics 6 series I believe. You do not need to take Chem 153L, and if you're in phy sci/engineering department, you do not need 30CL. Hell some schools don't even require 30BL or 30C.

I enjoyed my time at UCLA. If you're deadset on pre-med I would definitely choose it over Cal, just because Cal has grade deflation while UCLA does not. If you have any plans on changing to engineering or business, I would go to Cal, though UCLA is not bad in those respects. No comment on USC.

 

[gyngyn]

The acceptance numbers are hard to interpret because of reporting bias and small sample size, unfortunately.
For example, UCLA has had about 1,000 applicants a year including the year in which you report 124 applicants.

 

[WedgeDawg]

I'm moving this to hSDN as it will be more useful to high school students looking to choose a college.

 

[Geo16]

I'm moving this to hSDN as it will be more useful to high school students looking to choose a college.

Thank you very much! At the time I was writing this, I didn't know what hSDN stood for. I was going to do a request on title change too (To: All UC & USC pre-med comparison)

 

[Toutie]

For UCLA, they're changing the LS 1-4 series to LS 7ABC so only 3 classes now. I believe 23L will be the same.

Not entirely true. Although they are in the process of changing over to the LS7ABC series, you still have to take 4 classes. You would have to take LS 107 (Genetics) along with the 7ABC series...and23L. One very good thing about the change to the 7 series is you no longer have to wait to take most of your Chem first. It will make it much easier to jump into your upper div courses in your Jr year than it was before.

The roll out of the new Physics 5ABC series (beginning next year) will be much less confusing that the LS 7ABC roll out because the new courses match up 1 for 1 with the old Physics 6ABC series. You can begin the 6 series and switch over to the 5 series at any point. That can not be done with the changes in the LS series, you must complete the entire series once you begin it.

 

[Geo16]

I've been busy lately with documents, tests and presentation coming up.. x.x
I'll update it to all UCs this weekend! It'll help students for the next 2-3 weeks to decide which UC would be the best for them.

 

[jeffk805dent]

dentist here but took all the same classes with the pre-meds when I was at USC. Not sure if they do it anymore but some of the lower division classes (BISC 120/220 & CHEM 105ab) were all curved to a B-. I found the Chemistry department better run than the Biology department. The Physics department was much more forgiving and curved to a B and I think 25% of the class got an A. The professors in Physics were much better too with more choices to pick on whose class to enroll in. I'd try to take organic chemistry somewhere else over the summer to be honest, the faculty may have changed since its been a while but the professors that taught were horrible.

Once you reach the upper division courses, though, thats where the fun begins, Physiology and Molecular Biology had like 30-35% of the class getting A/A-. Biochemistry was tough (at least when it was back in my day) but at worst you should get no lower than a B. Neuroscience was also an awesome grade booster too. Taking science classes through the Gerontology program also helps boost the GPA while taking legit upper division science classes.

Finally, Math 125 its possible to get an A, there was always a professor that had a good reputation. I'd also take a statistics course through the health promotion department or Psychology department to have a better chance of landing a better grade.

 

[Geo16]

UC Riverside Medical school requirements
(Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Honors courses are excluded!!*
Health Professions Advising Center: Accepted UCR Course Equivalents




Biology-Life Science:
Bio 5A/ 4 units (Chem 001A required)
Bio 5AL/ 1 units
Bio 5B/ 4 units
Bio 5C/ 4 units
Total: 3 Lectures/1Lab(B/C are lab-included), 13 units

Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):
Chem 1A/ 4units [General Chemistry] (Math 005 required)
Chem 1AL/ 1units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1B/ 4units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1BL/ 1units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1C/ 4units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1CL/ 1units [General Chemistry]
Chem 112A/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 112B/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 112C/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]

BioChem 100/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]
or
BioChem 110A/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]
BioChem 110B/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]
BioChem 110C/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]

Total: 7 Lectures/3Labs, 35 units
Total with all Biochem: 9 Lectures/3Labs, 51 units



Physics:
PHYS 2A/ 4units (Math 008B Required or Math 009A Taken concurrently)
PHYS 2B/ 4units
PHYS 2C/ 4units
PHYS 2LA/ 1units
PHYS 2LB/ 1units
PHYS 2LC/ 1units
Total: 3 Lectures/ 3Labs, 15 units

or
PHYS 40A/ 5units (Math 008B Required or Math 009A Taken concurrently)
PHYS 40B/ 5units
PHYS 40C/ 5units
Total: 3 Lectures/Labs, 15 units


Math:
Math 9A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 9B/ 4units [Calculus]
STAT 100A/ 5 units [Statistics]
Total: 3 Lectures, 13 units



UCR Total:
Minimum of 20 courses , 76 quarter units
Maximum of 24 courses, 92 quarter units

 

[Geo16]

UC San Diego Medical school requirements
(Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Honors courses are excluded!!*
Medicine and Health Professions

Biology-Life Science:
BILD 1/ 4 units (Chem 6A Required)
BILD 2/ 4 units
BILD 3/ 4 units
BILD 4/ 2 units
Total: 3 Lectures/1Lab, 18 units

Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):
Chem 6A/ 4units [General Chemistry] (Math 10A /20A required or taken concurrently)
Chem 6B/ 4units [General Chemistry]
Chem 6C/ 4units [General Chemistry]
Chem 7L/ 4units [General Chemistry]
Chem 140A/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 140B/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 140C/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 143A/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]

Chem 104/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]
or
BILD100/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]
or
BILD 102/ 4units [Bio Chemistry]

Total: 7 Lectures/2Labs, 32 units



Physics:
PHYS 1A/ 3units (Math 10A/20A Required or Math 10B/20B Taken concurrently)
PHYS 1AL/ 2units
PHYS 2B/ 3units
PHYS 1BL/ 2units
PHYS 3C/ 3units
PHYS 1CL/ 2units
Total: 3 Lectures/ 3Labs, 15 units

or
PHYS 2A/ 4 units (Math 20A Required or Math 20B Taken concurrently)
PHYS 2B/ 4units
PHYS 2BL/ 2units
PHYS 2C/ 4units (Math 20D is required)
PHYS 2CL/ 2units
PHYS 2D/ 4units (Math 20E is required)
PHYS 2DL/ 2units
Total: 4 Lectures/ 3 Labs, 20 units


Math:
Math 10A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 10B/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 10C/ 4units [Calculus]

Math 11A/ 5 units [Statistics]
or
Psych 60 / 4 Units [Statistics]
or
BIEB 100 / 4 units [Statistics]

Total: 4 Lectures, 16 units [w/ Psych/Bieb Stats]
Total: 4 Lectures, 17 units


or
Math 20A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 20B/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 20C/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 20D/ 4units [Diffrential EQ]
Math 20E/ 4units [Linear Algebra]

Math 11A/ 5 units [Statistics]
or
Psych 60 / 4 Units [Statistics]
or
BIEB 100 / 4 units [Statistics]

Total: 6 Lectures, 24 units [w/ Psych/Bieb Stats]
Total: 6 Lectures, 25 units


UCSD Total:
Minimum of 23 courses , 81 quarter units
Maximum of 24 courses, 95 quarter units

 

[Geo16]

UC Irvine Medical school requirements
(Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Honors courses are excluded!!*
http://sites.bio.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Med-Requirements-Handout.pdf

Take this with grain of salt- I couldn't find any advising chart! These are based on Bio/Pharma majors!

Biology-Life Science:
Bio Sci 93/ 4 units
Bio Sci 94/ 4 units
Bio Sci 97/ 4 units
Bio Sci 99/ 4 units (Must take Bio Sci 98 - which is BioChem)
Total: 4 Lectures/Lab, 16 units

Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):
Chem 1A/ 4units [General Chemistry] (Math 2A/5A required)
Chem 1B/ 4units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1C/ 4units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1CL/ 2units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1DL/ 2units [General Chemistry]
Chem 51A/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 51LB/ 2units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 51B/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 51C/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 51LC/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]

Bio Sci 98/ 4 units [Biochemistry]

Total: 7 Lectures/4Labs, 34 units



Physics:
PHYS 3A/ 4units (Math 2A or Math 5A Taken concurrently)
PHYS 3B/ 4units
PHYS 3C/ 4units
PHYS 3LB/ 1units
PHYS 3LC/ 1units
Total: 3 Lectures/ 2Labs, 14 units

or
PHYS 7C/ 4units (Phys 02 & Math2B required)
PHYS 7D/ 4units
PHYS 7E/ 4units
PHYS 7LC/ 1units
PHYS 7LD/ 1units
Total: 3 Lectures/ 2Labs, 18 units


Math:
Math 2A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 2B/ 4units [Calculus]

STAT 7/ 4 units [Statistics]
or
STAT 8/ 4 units [Statistics]

Total: 3 Lectures, 12 units



UCI Total:
Minimum of 23 courses , 76 quarter units
Maximum of 23 courses, 80 quarter units

 

[Geo16]

UC Davis Medical school requirements
(Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Honors courses are excluded!!*
Allopathic Medicine | Health Professions Advising

Biology-Life Science:
Bio Sci 2A/ 5 units
Bio Sci 2B / 5 units
Bio Sci 2C/ 5 units
Total: 3 Lectures/Lab, 15 units

Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):
Chem 2A/ 5units [General Chemistry] (600+ on SAT Math/ 27+ on ACT / 700+ on SAT Chem Subject Test)
Chem 2B/ 5units [General Chemistry]
Chem 2C/ 5units [General Chemistry]
Chem 118A/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 118B/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 118C/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]

Bio Sci 102+103 / 6units [Bio Chemistry]
or
Bio Sci 105 /3units [Bio Chemistry]

Total:
Minimum of 7 Lectures/Labs, 32 units
Maximum of 8 Lectures/Labs, 35 units


Physics:
PHYS 7A/ 4units (Math 16B/17B/21B required or taken concurrently)
PHYS 7B/ 4units
PHYS 7C/ 4units

or

PHYS 9A/ 5units (Math 21B required)
PHYS 9B/ 5units
PHYS 9C/ 5units

Total:
Minimum of 3 Lectures/Labs, 12 units
Maximum of 3 Lectures/Labs, 15 units

Math:
Math 16A/ 3units [Calculus]
Math 16B/ 3units [Calculus]
Math 16C/ 3units [Calculus]

or

Math 17A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 17B/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 17C/ 4units [Calculus]

or

Math 21A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 21B/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 21C/ 4units [Calculus]

STAT 13/ 4 units [Statistics]

Total:
Minimum of 4 Lectures, 13 units
Maximum of 4 Lectures, 16 units


UC Davis Total:
Minimum of 17 Lectures/Labs 72 quarter units
Maximum of 18 Lectures/Labs 81 quarter units

 

[Geo16]

UC Santa Barbara Medical school requirements
(Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Honors courses are excluded!!*
Health Professions - Medical | Division of Undergraduate Education - UC Santa Barbara

Biology-Life Science:
MCDB: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
MCDB 1A/ 4 units
MCDB 1AL/ 1 units
MCDB 1B/ 4 units
MCDB 1BL/ 1 units

Total: 2 Lectures/ 2 Labs, 10 units

or
EEMB: Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
EEMB 2/ 3 units
EEMB 2L/ 1 unit
EEMB 3/ 3 units
EEMB 3L/ 1 unit

Total: 2 Lectures/ 2 Labs, 8 units


Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):
Chem 1A/ 3units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1AL/ 2units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1B/ 3units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1BL/ 2units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1C/ 3units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1CL/ 2units [General Chemistry]
Chem 109A/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 109B/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 109C/ 4units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 6AL/ 3units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 6BL/ 3units [Organic Chemistry]

Chem 142A / 3 units [Bio Chemistry]

Total: 7 Lectures/ 5Labs, 40 units


Physics:
PHYS 6A/ 3units (Math 3A/34A required or taken concurrently)
PHYS 6AL/ 1units
PHYS 6B/ 3units
PHYS 6BL/ 1units
PHYS 6C/ 3units
PHYS 6CL/ 1units

Total: 3 Lectures/ 3 Labs, 12 units

Math:
Math 3A/ 3units [Calculus]
Math 3B/ 3units [Calculus]
Math 3C/ 3units [Calculus]

or

Math 34A/ 4units [Calculus]
Math 34B/ 4units [Calculus]

PSTAT 5A/ 5 units [Statistics]

Total:
Minimum of 3 Lectures, 13 units
Maximum of 4 Lectures, 14 units


UC Santa Barbara Total:
Minimum of 25 Lectures/Labs 73 quarter units
Maximum of 26 Lectures/Labs 76 quarter units

 

[Geo16]

UC Santa Cruz Medical school requirements
(Bio,Physics,Chemistry,Math only)
*Honors courses are excluded!!*
Allopathic/Osteopathic Physician

Biology-Life Science:
MCDB: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
EEMB: Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology

MCDB 20A/ 5 units (Chem 1A or AP score of 4 for AP Chemistry required)
EEMB 20B/ 5 units
EEMB 20C/ 5 unit

+ any upper division biology labs -> MCDB 20L is provided for Biology majors.

Total: 3 Lectures/ 0 Lab, 15 units


Chemistry (General,Organic & Bio):
Chem 1A/ 5units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1B/ 5units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1M/ 2units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1C/ 5units [General Chemistry]
Chem 1N/ 2units [General Chemistry]
Chem 8A/ 5units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 8L/ 2units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 8B/ 5units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 8M/ 2units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 109/ 3units [Organic Chemistry]
Chem 103 / 5 units [Bio Chemistry]

Total: 7 Lectures/ 4 Labs, 41 units


Physics:
PHYS 5A/ 5units (Math 19A required or taken concurrently)
PHYS 5L/ 1units
PHYS 5B/ 5units
PHYS 5M/ 1units
PHYS 5C/ 5units
PHYS 5N/ 1units

Total: 3 Lectures/ 3 Labs, 18 units

or

PHYS 6A/ 5units (Math 11A or 19A required or taken concurrently - Applied Math + Stats 15A can satisfy the requirement)
PHYS 6L/ 1units
PHYS 6B/ 5units
PHYS 6M/ 1units
PHYS 6C/ 5units
PHYS 6N/ 1units

Total: 3 Lectures/ 3 Labs, 18 units

Math:
Math 11A/ 5units [Calculus]
Math 11B/ 5units [Calculus]

or

Math 19A/ 5units [Calculus]
Math 19B/ 5units [Calculus]


AMS 5/ 5 units [Statistics]

or

AMS 7/ 5units [Statistics]
AMS 7L/ 2units [Statistics]

Total:
Minimum of 3 Lectures, 15 units
Maximum of 3 Lectures/1 Lab, 17 units


UC Santa Cruz Total:
Minimum of 23 Lectures/Labs 89 quarter units
Maximum of 24 Lectures/Labs 91 quarter units

 

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