Advising Course Plan - Molecular and Cellular Biology Major - Dental School Interest
This plan indicates an effective way to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and to complete the prerequisites for most dental programs (although these can differ depending on the dental school).
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units | ||
| BIOL 100 | 0.0 | BIOL 142P | 1 | ||
| FSEM 100 | 1 | General Education requirement | 1 | ||
| BIOL 141P | 1 | General Education requirement | 1 | ||
| General Education requirement | 1 | General Education requirement | 1 | ||
| General Education requirement | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units | ||
| BIOL 243Q | 1 | BIOL 3004 | 1 | ||
| CHEM 141P+ | 1 | CHEM 142P | 1 | ||
| MATH 1301 | 1 | MATH 131Q | 1 | ||
| General Education requirement | 1 | Elective | 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units | Summer | Units |
| BIOL 302* | 1 | BIOL 497 | 0.5 | During the summer between third year and fourth year, or early in fourth year, the DAT needs to be taken. | |
| CHEM 201 | 1 | CHEM 301 | 1 | ||
| Junior Seminar3 | 1 | CHEM 2046 | 1 | ||
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 1 | ||
| Elective | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units | ||
| BIOL 301 | 1 | BIOL 499 | 1 | ||
| BIOL 498 | 1 | BIOL 300 or 400 level course2, 5 | 1 | ||
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 1 | ||
| Elective | 1 | Elective | 1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| Total Units 32.5 | |||||
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The timing of the Math course is not critical; it can be taken at a later time. Some students may place into, and wish to take, MATH 141Q or MATH 151 instead of MATH 130 and MATH 131Q.
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BIOL 300- or 400-level course can be taken in any order.
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The Junior Seminar can be taken in the spring instead of the fall.
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Can be taken in third year.
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Other recommended upper division courses include: BIOL 301, BIOL 314, BIOL 315, BIOL 425, BIOL 401, BIOL 409, BIOL 410, BIOL 415.
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CHEM 204 can be taken in Fourth Year.
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Students can concurrently take BIOL 141P with CHEM 141P and/or BIOL 142P with CHEM 142P. However, student must obtain additional academic advising and get permission from their academic advisor before enrolling in both courses.
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Two core courses are required for the MCB major (Core course options: BIOL 302, BIOL 425, and CHEM 204).