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Institution Course Equivalencies| University of California
Page 2| University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
Page 3| University of California, Davis (UCD)
Page 4| University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Page 5| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Page 6| University of California, Merced (UCM)
Page 7| University of California, Riverside (UCR)
Page 8| University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Page 9| University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Page 10| University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, Berkeley
Semester
Category Course
1 General Biology BIO 1A OR BIO 1B
1 Biochemistry
MCB 100B, MCB 102, CHEM 135, OR
CHEM X115A
1 Human Physiology MCB 136, MCB 32, MCB XB32, OR IB 132
2 General Chemistry w/lab
CHEM 1A, 1AL (lab) AND 1B (w/lab), OR
CHEM 4A (w/lab) AND 4B (w/lab)
2 Organic Chemistry w/lab CHEM 3A, 3AL (lab), 3B, AND 3BL (lab)
1 Calculus MATH 1A, 1B, OR MATH 16A
1 Statistics
STATS 2, STATS 20, STATS 21, STATS 131A,
MATH 10B, PBHLTH 141, PBHLTH 142, PBHLTH
142A, STATS XB2, OR STATS X10
1 English/Writing ENGLISH R1A OR R1B
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 1 OR ECON 2
1 Psychology PSYCH 1
1 Public Speaking RHETOR 2
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Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, Davis
Quarter
Category Course
2 General Biology BIS 2A, AND 2B OR 2C
1 Biochemistry BIS 102, BIS 103, BIS 105, OR ABI 102
1 Human Physiology NPB 101
3 General Chemistry w/lab CHE 2A (w/lab), 2B (w/lab), AND 2C (w/lab)
3 Organic Chemistry w/lab
CHE 118A (w/lab), 118B (w/lab), AND 118C
(w/lab)
1 Calculus MAT 17A, 17B, 21A, 21B, OR 21C
1 Statistics
STAT 13, STA 100, STAT 32, STAT 102, OR STAT
103
1 English/Writing UWP 001 OR UWP 101
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 1A OR ECON 1B
1 Psychology PSC 001
1 Public Speaking CMN 1
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Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, Irvine
Quarter
Category Course
2 General Biology BIOSCI 93, AND 94 OR 97
1 Biochemistry BIOSCI 98 OR M114
1 Human Physiology BIOSCI E109 OR PHARMSCI 120
3 General Chemistry w/lab
CHEM 1A, 1B, 1C, 1LC (lab), AND
1LD (lab), OR
CHEM H2A, H2B, H2C, H2LA (lab), H2LB (lab), AND
H2LC (lab), OR
CHEM M2A, M2B, M2C, M2LA (lab), AND M2LB
(lab)
3 Organic Chemistry w/lab
CHEM 51A, 51B, 51C AND THREE Org. chem labs:
CHEM 51LB, 51LC, AND CHEM 51LD, OR
CHEM H52LA, H52LB, AND H52LC, OR
M52LA, M52LB, AND M52LC
1 Calculus MATH 2A, 2B, 5A, OR 5B
1 Statistics
BIO 7, MATH 7, STATS 7, STATS 8, PSYCH
10A,
SOCECOL 13, SOC SCI 9A, 10A, OR ECON 10A
1 English/Writing WRITING 37, 39B, 39C, OR HUMAN CORE
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 20A OR ECON 20B
1 Psychology PSYCH 7A
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1 Public Speaking PHRMSCI 90
Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, Los Angeles
Quarter
Category Course
2 General Biology LS 7A, AND 7B, 7C, OR 23L
1 Biochemistry CHEM 153A OR CHEM XL153A
1 Human Physiology
PHYSCI 111A, 111B, PHYSCI 3, PHYSCI XL3, OR
PHYSCI X401
3 General Chemistry w/lab
CHEM 14A, 14B, 14BL (lab), 14C AND 14CL
(lab), OR CHEM 20A, 20B, AND 20L (lab)
3 Organic Chemistry w/lab
Continuation of 14 Series:
CHEM 14C, 14CL (lab), AND 14D, OR
CHEM 30 Series:
CHEM 30A, 30AL (lab), 30B, 30BL (lab), 30C,
AND 30CL (lab)
1 Calculus MATH 3A, 3B, 31A, OR 31B
1 Statistics
STAT 100A, BIOSTAT 100A, STATS 10, STATS
13, STATS XL10, STATS X402.1, OBEE M22,
PSYCH 100A, BIOMATH 160, OR ECON 41
1 English/Writing ENGCOMP 3 OR ENGL 4W
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 1 OR ECON 2
1 Psychology PSYCH 10
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1 Public Speaking COMM 1
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Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, Merced
Semester
Category Course
1 General Biology BIO 1A OR BIO 1B
1 Biochemistry BIO 101, BIO 102, OR CHEM 111
1 Human Physiology BIO 161
2 General Chemistry w/lab CHEM 2 (w/lab) AND CHEM 10 (w/lab)
2 Organic Chemistry w/lab CHEM 8, 8L (lab), 100, AND 100L (lab)
1 Calculus MATH 11, MATH 12, MATH 21, OR MATH 22,
1 Statistics BIO 175, MATH 18, MATH 32, OR PSY 10
1 English/Writing WRI 10, WRI 100, OR WRI 116
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 001
1 Psychology PSYC 001
1 Public Speaking No course available at UC Merced
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Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, Riverside
Quarter
Category Course
2 General Biology BIOL 5A, AND 5B OR 5C
1 Biochemistry BCH100 OR BCH110A
1 Human Physiology
BIOL 171, OR BIOL 171A AND 171B
*If take BIOL 171A must also complete BIOL 171B
3 General Chemistry w/lab
CHEM 1A, 1LA (lab), 1B, 1LB (lab), 1C, AND
1LC (lab)
3 Organic Chemistry w/lab
CHEM 8A, 8LA (lab), 8B, 8LB (lab), 8C, AND
8LC (lab)
1 Calculus MATH 007A, 007B, 009A, OR 009B
1 Statistics
STAT 20, 40, 100A, 100B, 101, 105, 121, 127,
130, OR PSYC 115LS
1 English/Writing ENGL 001A, 001B, OR 001C
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 002 OR ECON 003
1 Psychology PSYC 001
1 Public Speaking TFDP 050
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Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Quarter
Category Course
2 General Biology MCDB 1A, AND MCDB 1B OR EEMB 2
1 Biochemistry MCDB 108A, MCDB 110, OR CHEM 142A
1 Human Physiology MCDB 111
3 General Chemistry w/lab
CHEM 1A, 1AL (lab), 1B, 1BL (lab), 1C, AND
1CL (lab), OR
CHEM 2A, 2AC (lab), 2B, 2BC (lab), 2C, AND
2CC (lab)
3 Organic Chemistry w/lab
CHEM 109A, 109B, 109C, 6AL (lab), 6BL (lab),
AND 6CL (lab)
1 Calculus MATH 3A, 3B, 34A, OR 34B
1 Statistics
PSY 5, EEMB 30, MATH 30, PSTAT 5A, OR
PSTAT 5LS
1 English/Writing WRIT 2 OR WRIT 50
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 1
1 Psychology PSY 1
1 Public Speaking WRIT 18
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Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, Santa Cruz
Quarter
Category Course
2 General Biology BIOL 20A AND BIOE 20B
1 Biochemistry BIOL 100 OR CHEM 103
1 Human Physiology BIOL 130 OR MCDB 130
3 General Chemistry w/lab CHEM 1A, 1B, 1C, 1M (lab), AND 1N (lab)
3 Organic Chemistry w/lab CHEM 8A, 8B, 8L (lab), AND 8M (lab)
1 Calculus MATH 11A, 11B, 19A, OR 19B
1 Statistics
AMS 5 OR AMS 7
*formerly ENGR 5 or 7
1 English/Writing WRIT 1A OR WRIT 2
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 1 OR ECON 2
1 Psychology PSYC 1
1 Public Speaking WRIT 106
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Applicants must meet general requirements of the UCI Graduate Division. Satisfactory completion of the
following required undergraduate credit courses with a preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
University of California, San Diego
Quarter
Category Course
2 General Biology BILD 1, AND BILD 2 OR BILD 3
1 Biochemistry CHEM 114A
1 Human Physiology BIPN 102 (preferred) OR BIPN 100 (acceptable)
3 General Chemistry w/lab CHEM 6A, 6B, 6C, AND CHEM 7L (lab)
3 Organic Chemistry w/lab CHEM 40A, 40B, 40C, AND CHEM 43A (lab)
1 Calculus MATH 10A, 10B, 20A, OR 20B
1 Statistics
MATH 11, ECON 120A, COGSCI 14, SOC 60,
PSYCH 60, OR BIEB 100
1 English/Writing
DOC 2, DOC 3, MCWP 40, MCWP 50, HUM 1,
HUM 2, MMW 12, MMW 13, CAT 2, CAT 3,
WCWP 10A, OR WCWP 10B
1 Macro or Micro Economics ECON 1
1 Psychology
PSYC 1, PSYCH 2, PSYCH 3, PSYCH 4, PSYCH 6, OR
PSYCH 7
1 Public Speaking TDGE 25