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MIMG Departmental Requirements
(Effective Fall 2011)

By default, all students entering the MIMG major will be Path 1. To be admitted to Path 2 the student must be esearching in a MIMG or MCDB lab, have a GPA of at least 3.0, and submit an application.
Deadline to apply is Fall quarter of 3rd year, to begin Path 2 in Winter.
Exceptions may be made for transfers. See Bridget Wells for more information.

All major courses must be taken for a letter grade of C- or better with a minimum overall 2.00 GPA in the major.
No more than two repeats allowed in any of the upper division classes.
MIMG Departmentally Approved List of Courses
In the following list, the quarter(s) that the classes are offered is noted; but, this is subject to change, and you should always consult the Schedule of Classes for the most up-to-date information.
| Units | Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDB | 100 | Introduction to Cell Biology | 5 | Sum (only) |
| 138 | Developmental Biology | 5 | Fall, Win, Sum | |
| M140† | Cell Biology: Cell Cycle | 5 | Spring | |
| C141 | Molecular Basis of Plant Differentiation and Development | 5 | Spring | |
| 143 | Developmental Bio: Genetic Control of Organogensis | 5 | Spring | |
| 144† | Molecular Bio of Cellular Processes & Experimental Ap | 5 | Fall, Winter | |
| C150 | Plant Chemical & Molecular Communication | 4 | Fall | |
| 165A | Biology of the Cell | 5 | Winter | |
| 168† | Stem Cell Biology | 5 | Spring | |
| 172 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 5 | Not in 2012-2013 | |
| M175A | Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind | 5 | Fall | |
| M175B | Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind | 5 | Winter | |
| M175C | Neuroscience: From Molecules to Mind | 5 | Spring |
† Important restrictions to MCDB courses:
MCDB M140 is not open for credit if you've already taken MCDB 100 or 165A.
MCDB 144 is not open for credit if you've already taken Chem 153B.
MCDB 168 has two other MCDB courses (138 & 165A) as pre-requisites.
| Units | Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomed Engnr | 100 | Bioengineering Fundamentals | 4 | Winter |
| CM145 | Molecular Biotechnology for Engineers | 4 | Fall | |
| CM178 | Intro to Biomaterials | 4 | Fall |
NOTE: You must have instructor consent to enroll in Biomed Engineering classes
| Units | Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phy Sci | CM103 | Basic Human Bio for Biomed Engineers | 4 | Winter |
| Units | Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chem & Biochem |
100 | Genomics & Computational Biology | 5 | Spring |
| 103 | Environmental Chemistry | 4 | Spring | |
| 110A | Physical Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics | 4 | Fall, Winter, Spring | |
| M117 | Structure, Patterns & Polyhedra | 5 | ? | |
| 136 | Organic Structural Methods | 5 | Spring | |
| C140 | Bionanotechology | 4 | ? | |
| 153B/153BH | Biochem: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis | 4 | F, W, S, Sum | |
| 153C/153CH | Biochem: Biosynthetic & Energy Metabolism & Its Regulation | 4 | F, W, S, Sum | |
| 153L | Biochemical Methods I | 4 | F, W, S, Sum | |
| 156 | Physical Biochemistry | 4 | F, Win, Spring | |
| CM160A | Bioinformatics and Genomics | 4 | Fall | |
| C161A | Plant Biochemistry | 4 | Check with Chem. | |
| 171 | Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | Fall, Winter | |
| C172 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | Fall, Spring | |
| C179 | Biological Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | Spring | |
| C181 | Polymer Chemistry | 4 | Check with Chem. | |
| Units | Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biostat | 100A | Intro to Biostatistics | 4 | Spring, Summer |
| (Non-Publich Health undergrads are not permitted to enroll for 100A in Fall or Winter) | ||||
| 110A | Basic Biostatistics | 4 | Fall | |
| EE Biol | 121 | Molecular Evolution | 4 | Winter |
| 135 | Population Genetics | 4 | Spring | |
| 137 | Chemical Communication | 4 | Spring | |
| 162 | Plant Physiology | 4 | Spring | |
| CEE | M166 | Environmental Microbiology | 4 | Winter |
| (You MUST contact the prof for a PTE number to enroll) | ||||
| Epidem | 100 | Intro to Epidemiology | 4 | Summer |
| Hum Gen | C144 | Genomic Technology | 4 | Fall |
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- Not all electives are offered every year. Consult the Schedule of Classes or the appropriate department.
- Some electives are restricted to certain majors on the first pass.
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About the College’s Upper Division Unit Requirement:
As a UCLA student, you must fulfill requirements for the College of Letters and Science (e.g., General Education courses, Writing II, Foreign Language) as well as requirements for the MIMG department (e.g., those stated above). One of the College of L&S requirements is the Upper Division Unit requirement. This states that a student must complete 60 units of upper division credit which can be satisfied by taking those courses numbered 100 and above. As an MIMG major, you are required to take (at least) 46 units of upper division credit for Path 1 or 45 units for Path 2. This leaves a balance of 14-15 upper division units that you must take in order to satisfy the College of L&S requirement. These 14-15 units can come from ANY upper division courses that you wish to take. Please feel free to go outside of the sciences to make up these 14-15 units. An upper division Musicology or History course can add a nice balance to the heavy science load that you will have in your third and fourth years
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