MIMG Requisite Resources

This website contains requisite information for LIFESCI Core/MIMG prep. requirements and MIMG major requirements only. This website DOES NOT include requisites for all UCLA/College requirements. 

Requisites Definitions at UCLA

UCLA has specific definitions for requisite requirements:

  • Requisite: Also known as a “prerequisite”. Students must have previously completed or be in-progress (enrolled) to complete a course’s requisite requirement any term before enrollment to be allowed to enroll. Unless stated otherwise, all requisites listed below are required requisites/prerequisites.
  • Co-Requisite: A course suggested or required to be taken the same quarter as the listed course. 
  • Preparation or Recommended Requisite: Instructors/faculty may recommend specific courses or requisite knowledge for the best chance of success in the course. 

Life Science Core / MIMG Prep. Requirement Requisites:

Biology

  • LIFESCI 7A: Cell & Molecular Biology
    • N/A
  • LIFESCI 7B: Genetics, Evolution, & Ecology
    • Requisite: LIFESCI 7A.
  • LIFESCI 7C: Physiology & Human Biology
    • Requisite: LIFESCI7B.
  • LIFESCI 7L: Introduction to Laboratory & Scientific Methods
    • Requisite: LIFESCI 7B. Recommended to be taken concurrently with course 7C.

Chemistry

  • CHEM 14A (or 14AE): General Chemistry for Life Scientists I
    • Preparation: high school chemistry or equivalent background & three & one half years of high school mathematics. Requisite: completion of Chemistry
    • Diagnostic Test. Enforced corequisite: LIFESCI 30A or MATH 3A or 31A or score of 48 or better on Mathematics Diagnostic Test. 
  • CHEM 14B (or 14BE): General Chemistry for Life Scientists II
    • Requisite: one CHEM from 14A, 14AE, 20A, or 20AH with grade of C– or better.
  • CHEM 14BL: General & Organic Chemistry Lab I
    • Requisite: CHEM 14A, 14AE, 20A, OR 20AH with grade of C– or better. Requisite or corequisite: Life Sciences 30B or MATH 3B or 31B with grade of C– or better. Not open to students with credit for CHEM 14BE, 20B, or 20BH.
  • CHEM 14C: Structure of Organic Molecules
    • Requisite: CHEM 14B with grade of C– or better. Not open to students with credit for CHEM 30A.
  • CHEM 14CL: General & Organic Chemistry Lab II***
    • Requisites: CHEM 14B & 14BL, or 20B & 20L, with grades of C– or better. Enforced corequisite: CHEM 14C.
  • CHEM 14D: Organic Reactions & Pharmaceuticals
    • Requisite: CHEM 14C with grade of C– or better. 
  • CHEM 20A: Chemical Structure
    • Preparation: high school chemistry or equivalent background & three & one half years of high school mathematics. Recommended preparation: high school physics. 
    • Requisite: completion of Chemistry Diagnostic Test. Enforced corequisite: MATH 31A.
  • CHEM 20B: Chemical Energetics & Change
    • Requisites: CHEM 14A or 14AE or 20A or 20AH, & Mathematics 31A, with grades of C– or better. Enforced corequisite: MATH 31B.
  • CHEM 20L: General Chemistry Laboratory I
    • Requisite: CHEM 14A or 20A with grade of C– or better. Enforced corequisite: CHEM 14B or 20B.
  • CHEM 30A: Organic Chemistry I: Structure & Reactivity
    • Requisite: CHEM 20B with grade of C– or better. 
  • CHEM 30AL: General Chemistry Laboratory II
    • Requisites: CHEM 20B (or 20BH), 20L, & 30A (or 30AH), with grades of C– or better. 
  • CHEM 30B: Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity, Synthesis, & Spectroscopy
    • Requisite: CHEM 30A or 30AH, with grade of C– or better.
  • CHEM 30BL: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I***
    • Requisites: CHEM 30A (or 30AH), 30AL & 30B, with grades of C– or better.


***NOT an MIMG requirement. Requirement for Pre-Health students (Pre-Health requirements here).

Calculus & Statistics

  • LIFESCI 30A: Mathematics for Life Scientists I
    • Preparation: 3 years of high school math (to algebra II), some basic familiarity with computers. 
  • LIFESCI 30B: Mathematics for Life Scientists II
    • Requisite: LIFESCI30A. 
  • MATH 3A: Calculus for Life Science Students I
    • Preparation: 3.5 of high school math (including trigonometry). Requisite: successful completion of Mathematics Diagnostic Test (score of 48 or better) or MATH 1 at UCLA with a grade of C- or better. Not open for credit to students with credit in another calculus sequence.
  • MATH 3B: Calculus for Life Science Students II
    • Requisite: MATH 3A with grade of C- or better. Not open for credit to students with credit for MATH 31B. 
  • MATH 3C: Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra for Life Science Students
    • Requisite: MATH 3B with grade of C- or better. 
  • MATH 31A: Differential & Integral Calculus
    • Preparation: at least 3.5 years of high school math(including some coordinate geometry & trigonometry). 
    • Requisite: successful completion of Mathematics Diagnostic Test or course 1 with a grade of C- or better.
  • MATH 31B: Integration & Infinite Series
    • Requisite: MATH 31A with a grade of C- or better. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 3B.
  • MATH 32A: Calculus of Several Variables
    • Requisite: MATH 31A with a grade of C- or better.
  • STATS 13: Introduction to Statistics Methods for Life & Health Sciences
    • N/A
  • LIFESCI 40: Statistics of Biological Systems
    • Requisite: LIFESCI30A.

Physics

  • PHYSICS 5A: Physics for Life Science Majors: Mechanics & Energy
    • Requisites: LIFESCI30A, 30B, or Mathematics 3A, 3B, 3C (3C may be taken concurrently).
  • PHYSICS 5B: Physics for Life Science Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, & Optics
    • Requisite: PHYSICS 5A. 
  • PHYSICS 5C: Physics for Life Science Majors: Electricity, Magnetism, & Modern Physics
    • Requisite: PHYSICS 5A. 
  • PHYSICS 1A/1AH: Physics for Scientists & Engineers: Mechanics
    • Requisites: MATH 31A, 31B. Enforced corequisite: MATH 32A. 
  • PHYSICS 1B/1BH: Physics for Scientists & Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Elective & Magnetic Fields
    • Requisites: PHYSICS 1A, MATH 31B, 32A. Enforced corequisite: MATH 32B. 
  • PHYSICS 4AL: Physics Laboratory for Scientists & Engineers: Mechanics
    • Requisite: PHYSICS 1A or 1AH. Enforced corequisite: PHYSICS 1B or 1BH. 
  • PHYSICS 1C: Physics for Scientists & Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, & Special Relativity
    • Requisites: PHYSICS 1A, 1B, MATH 32A, 32B. Enforced corequisite: MATH 33A
  • PHYSICS 4BL: Physics Laboratory for Scientists & Engineers: Electricity & Magnetism
    • Requisites: PHYSICS 1A or 1AH, 1B or 1BH. Enforced corequisite: PHYSICS 1C or 1CH.

MIMG Major Requirement Requisites

Foundation Courses

  • MIMG 101: Introductory Microbiology
    • Requisites: LIFESCI 7A, 7B, & 7L (formerly 23L).
  • LIFESCI 107: Genetics
    • Requisites: LIFESCI 7C, 7L (formerly 23L), Chemistry 14A/14AE (or 20A), 14C (or 30A).
  • CHEM 153A: Biochemistry: Introduction to Structure, Enzymes, & Metabolism
    • Requisite: CHEM 14D or 30B, with grade of C– or better. Recommended: LIFESCI 7A, 7B, & 7L (formerly 23L). 
  • CHEM 153B: Biochemistry: DNA, RNA, & Protein Synthesis
    • Requisite: CHEM 153A or CHEM 153AH. Recommended: LIFESCI 7A, 7B, & 7L (formerly 23L). 
  • MIMG 132: Cell Biology of the Nucleus
    • Requisite: LIFESCI 107.
  • MIMG 185A: Immunology
    • Requisites: Chemistry 153A, LIFESCI 7A, 7B, 7C, & 7L (formerly 23L). 

Research Courses (Path 1 and Path 2)

  • MIMG 103AL: Research Immersion Lab in Virology
    • Requisite: MIMG 101.
  • MIMG 103BL: Advanced Research Investigation in Virology
    • Requisite: MIMG 103AL and STATS 13 or LIFESCI 40.
  • MIMG 109AL: Research Immersion Lab in Microbiology
    • Requisite: MIMG 101.
  • MIMG 109BL: Advanced Research Investigation in Microbiology
    • Requisite: MIMG 109AL and STATS 13 or LIFESCI 40.
  • MIMG 180A: Scientific Analysis & Communication I
    • Path 2 admission required. 
  • MIMG 180B: Scientific Analysis & Communication II
    • Path 2 admission required. Requisite: MIMG 180A. 

MIMG Focus Electives

  • MIMG 102: Virology
    • Requisites: LIFESCI7A, 7B, & 7L (formerly 23L).
  • MIMG 105: Biological Microscopy
    • Requisite or corequisite: Physics 1C or 5B or 6C.
  • MIMG C122: Mouse Molecular Genetics
    • Requisites: LIFESCI 7A, 7B, & 7C.
  • MIMG CM156: Human Genetics
    • Requisites: LIFESCI 7A, 7B, & 7C OR LIFESCI 7L (formerly 23L). 
  • MIMG 158: Microbial Genomics
    • Requisites: MIMG 101 & CHEM 153A.
  • MIMG 168: Parasitology
    • Requisite: MIMG 101. 
  • MIMG 170: Cell & Gene Therapy
    • Requisites: CHEM 153A & LIFESCI 107.
  • MIMG M178: Quantitative Regulatory Biology & Signal Transduction
    • Requisites: LIFESCI 7A, 7B, 7C, 30A, 30B. If students do not have credit for 30A & 30B but have other experience with Python, students may ask for instructor consent to enroll. 
  • CHEM 153L: Biochemical Methods I
    • Requisites: CHEM 14BL or 20L & 30AL, & 153A or 153AH (may be taken concurrently).
  • MCDB 138: Developmental Biology
    • Requisites: LIFESCI 7A, 7B, 7C, 7L (formerly 23L), & LIFESCI 107.
  • MCDB 165A: Biology of Cells
    • Requisites: CHEM 14D or 30B, LIFESCI 7A, 7B, & 7C.

Other MIMG Courses

  • MIMG 181H: MIMG Honors Seminar
    • Requires admission to the MIMG Honors Program. 
  • MIMG 192: Undergraduate Practicum in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
    • Requires instructor approval.
    • May require prior experience in relevant MIMG Path 1 course. 
  • MIMG 199: Directed Research in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
    • Requires that students are already volunteering in approved MIMG faculty lab or other approved UCLA faculty lab.
    • Requires faculty mentor/P.I. approval. 

Questions or Concerns about Requisites? 

MIMG Advisors can assist with understanding requisites for LIFESCI Core/MIMG prep. requirements and MIMG major requirements. If students are seeking exceptions to required requisites for MIMG requirements or MIMG courses, students can please email undergrad@microbio.ucla.edu. 

Please connect with UCLA College Advisors if needing support navigating non-MIMG UCLA/College requirements. Students can confirm their College Advising Unit at the top of the Degree Audit (within MyUCLA).