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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