Program Changes

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Preparation for the Major

Required: Earth and Space Sciences 1 or 1F or 1H, 3, 16 or 17, 51A, 51B, 61; Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A, 20B, 20L, 30, 30A, 30L; Life Sciences 2, 3, 4; Mathematics 31A, 31B, 32A; Physics 1A, 1B, and 4AL, or 6A and 6B. All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C-.

Transfer Students

To be admitted as Geology/Paleobiology majors, transfer students with 90 or more quarter units (60 semester units) must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: one Earth sciences course, one biology course with laboratory, two general chemistry courses with laboratory for majors, one year of calculus, and one year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One computer programming course is recommended.

The Major

Required: Earth and Space Sciences 103B, 111, 112, 116, CM118, 133; seven courses from Biostatistics 110A, 110B, Chemistry and Biochemistry 130A, 130AL, 130B, 130BL, 153A, 153L, Earth and Space Sciences C109, 119, 121, C132, 141, Organismic Biology, Ecology, and Evolution 101A, 101B, 101, 102, 105, 110, 111, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 147, 148.

Department Approval: 2-17-03, 6-6-03, 6-2-04
Faculty Executive Committee Approval: 3-19-03, 10-8-03, 6-11-04
Effective: Fall Quarter 2003, Winter Quarter 2004, Fall Quarter 2004