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MOLECULAR CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY B.S.

2008-09

Sponsored by: Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology

The Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology major is designed for students interested in medical or other professional graduate programs and those preparing for careers in biotechnology industries. This major is more structured than the general biology major and requires that students pay careful attention to the prerequisites required for upper-division biology courses.

	INTRODUCTORY REQUIREMENTS
Calculus:	MATH 11A + 11B + 22 OR MATH 19A + 19B + 22
General Chemistry:	CHEM 1A + 1B/M + 1C/N
Biology:	BIOL 20A + BIOE 20B + BIOE 20C
Organic Chemistry:	CHEM 108A/L + 108B/M OR CHEM 112A/L + 112B/M + 112C/N
Physics:	PHYS 6A/L + 6B/M + 6C/N

	ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS 9 total including 2 lab courses
Biochemistry:	BIOL 100 OR BIOC 100A + 100B + 100C
Genetics:	BIOL 105
Cell Biology:	BIOL 110
Eukaryotic Molecular Biology:	BIOL 115
Lecture:	THREE from the following... BIOL 111 Immunology BIOL 113 Endocrinology BIOL 114 Cancer Cell Biology BIOL 119 Microbiology BIOL 120 Development BIOL 125 Intro Neuroscience BIOL 126 Advanced Neuroscience BIOL 127 Neurodegenerative Disease BIOL 130/L Human Physiology & Lab* BIOL 178 Stem Cell Biology BIOL 179 Biotechnology & Drug Development BIOC 100C Biochemistry BIOE 109 Evolution BIOE 135 Plant Physiology
Laboratory:	TWO from the following... BIOL 100L Biochemistry Lab BIOL 105L Eukaryotic Genetics Lab BIOL 105M Microbial Genetics Lab BIOL 109L Yeast Molecular Genetics Lab BIOL 110L Cell Biology Lab BIOL 111L Immunology Lab BIOL 115L Eukaryotic Molecular Biology Lab BIOL 119L Microbiology Lab BIOL 120L Development Lab BIOL 128L Neural Genetics Lab BIOL 130/L Human Physiology Lab* BIOL 180/L Programming for Biologists & Biochemists & Lab BIOL 181 Computational Biology Tools BIOL 186L Undergraduate Research in MCD BIOL 187L Biotechnology Lab BIOC 110 Biochemistry Lab
*BIOL 130/L Human Physiology meets either one lecture or one lab requirement, but not both.
Comprehensive Requirement (Senior Exit): You're not done just yet, there's one more requirement to satisfy.

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