MCB @ UC Berkeley — Upper Division Requirements

CROSS-TABLE: ALL 5 EMPHASES · 11 TRACKS · SOURCE: MCB.BERKELEY.EDU · VERIFIED APRIL 2026

REQ Required core OR One of several options required LAB Required lab (or petition) ELC Approved elective for this track Not applicable
⚠ MCB–Neurobiology emphasis retired Spring 2025. Students directed to new Neuroscience major or MCB–CDP.
Course BBS
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Structural Biology
CDP
Cell Biology, Development & Physiology
GGED
Genetics, Genomics, Evolution & Development
IMM
Immunology & Molecular Medicine
MTX
Molecular Therapeutics
Code & Title T1: Biochemistry &
Molecular Bio
T2: Biological
Chemistry
T1: Cell &
Systems Bio
T2: Medical Bio
& Physiology
T1: Genetics,
Genomics & Dev
T2: Developmental
Genetics
T1: Immunology
& Pathogenesis
T2: Infectious
Disease
T3: Immuno &
Mol Medicine
T1: Molecular
Therapeutics
T2: Therapeutics
& Disease
REQUIRED CORE LECTURE COURSES
MCB C100ABiophysical Chemistry (Fa,Sp; 4 un) REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ
MCB 100BBiochemistry: Pathways, Mechanisms & Regulations (Sp; 4 un) REQ
MCB 102Survey of Biochem & Molecular Biology (Fa,Sp,Su; 4 un) REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ REQ
MCB 104Genetics, Genomics & Cell Biology (Fa,Sp,Su; 4 un) ORT1: OR MCB 140 REQ OROR MCB 140 OROR MCB 140 OROR MCB 140 OROR MCB 140 REQ
MCB 110Molecular Biology: Macromolecular Synthesis & Cellular Function (Fa,Sp; 4 un) REQ REQ REQ
MCB 120Therapeutics Discovery & Clinical Development (Fa; 4 un) REQ REQ
MCB C130Cell Biology: From Discovery to Disease (Sp; 4 un) OROR MCB 140 REQ
MCB 136Physiology (Fa,Sp; 4 un) REQ
MCB 140General Genetics (Fa,Sp; 4 un) OROR MCB C148 OROR MCB C130 ORT1: OR MCB 104 REQ OROR MCB 104 OROR MCB 104 OROR MCB 104 OROR MCB 104 REQ
MCB 141Developmental Biology (Sp; 4 un) REQ
MCB 150Molecular Immunology (Fa,Sp; 4 un) REQ REQ REQ
MCB 153Molecular Medicine (Fa; 4 un) REQ
MCB C148Microbial Genomics & Genetics (Sp; 4 un) OROR MCB 140 (BBS T1)
REQUIRED NON-MCB COURSES (BBS TRACK 2 ONLY)
Chem 130BBiophysical Chemistry (Sp; 3 un) REQ
Chem 135Chemical Biology (Fa; 3 un) REQ
REQUIRED LAB COURSES
MCB C110LBiochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab (Fa,Sp; 4 un) LABOR 170L / petition LABOR 170L / petition OROR MCB 120L / petition OROR MCB 120L / petition
MCB 120LTherapeutics Discovery Laboratory (Fa; 4 un) — first offered Fa25 LABOR C110L / petition LABOR C110L / petition
MCB 133LCell Biology & Physiology Lab (Fa,Sp; 4 un) LABOR 170L / petition LABOR 170L / petition
MCB 140LGenetics Lab (Sp; 4 un) LABOR petition LABOR petition
MCB 150LImmunology Lab (Fa,Sp; 4 un) LABOR petition LABOR petition OROR MCB 153L / petition
MCB 153LMolecular Therapeutics Lab (Sp; 4 un) OROR MCB 150L / petition
MCB 170LMolecular & Cell Biology Laboratory (Su only; 4 un) ORAlt to C110L ORAlt to C110L ORAlt to 133L ORAlt to 133L
APPROVED ELECTIVES — MCB COURSES
MCB 100BBiochemistry: Pathways, Mechanisms & Regulations (Sp; 4 un)BBS: T2 only · GGED: List A · MTX: List A ELCBBS Elective (T2 only) ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List C ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
MCB C103Bacterial Pathogenesis (Sp; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List A ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
MCB C112General Microbiology (F,Su; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List A ELCIMM List D
MCB C114Intro to Comparative Virology (Sp; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List A ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
MCB C116Microbial Diversity (F; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
MCB C117Advanced Plant Biochemistry (Sp; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
MCB 120Therapeutics Discovery & Dev (Fa; 4 un) [as elective] ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
MCB C130Cell Bio: From Discovery to Disease (Sp; 4 un) [as elective]BBS T2: only if MCB 140 taken for core ELCBBS Elective (T1) ELCBBS Elective (if MCB 140 taken for core) ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
MCB 132Biology of Human Cancer (F; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
MCB C134Chromosome Biology / Cytogenetics (Sp; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
MCB 135AMolecular Endocrinology (F; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
MCB 136Physiology (F,Sp; 4 un) [as elective] ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
MCB 137LPhysical Biology of the Cell (Sp; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
MCB 141Developmental Biology (Sp; 4 un) [as elective]GGED List B: T1 students only ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B (T1 only) ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
MCB 143Evolution of Genomes, Cells & Development (F; 3 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
MCB C144Evolution (F; 4 un) ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
MCB C146Data Science for Biology (F; 3 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
MCB C148Microbial Genomics & Genetics (Sp; 4 un) [as elective]BBS T1: only if MCB 140 taken for core ELCBBS Elective (if MCB 140 taken for core) ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
MCB 149The Human Genome (F; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
MCB 150Molecular Immunology (F,Sp; 4 un) [as elective] ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
MCB 153Molecular Medicine (F; 4 un) [as elective] ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
MCB 110Molecular Biology: Macromolecular Synthesis (Fa,Sp; 4 un) [as elective] ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
MCB 160 / NEU 100ACellular & Molecular Neurobiology (F; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
MCB 161 / NEU 100BCircuit, Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience (Sp; 4 un)Prereq: MCB 160 / NEU 100A ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
MCB 165 / NEU 165Neurobiology of Disease (Sp; 3 un)Prereq: MCB 160 / NEU 100A ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
MCB C175LSBE Capstone (F; 4 un)Restricted to LSBE students only ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
MCB 250Advanced Immunology (Sp; 4 un) ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
APPROVED ELECTIVES — BIOENGINEERING
BioEng 100Ethics in Science and Engineering (F,Sp; 3 un) ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
BioEng C131Intro to Computational Mol & Cell Biology (Fa; 4 un) ELCGGED List B* ELCGGED List B* ELCIMM List C ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
BioEng 114Cell Engineering (F; 4 un) ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
BioEng 143Computational Methods in Biology (F; 4 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
BioEng C149Computational Functional Genomics (F; 4 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
APPROVED ELECTIVES — CHEMISTRY
Chem 113Adv Mechanistic Organic Chemistry (F; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
Chem 115Organic Chemistry – Advanced Lab Methods (Sp; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
Chem 121Intro to Computational Chemistry (Sp; 3 un) ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
Chem 130BBiophysical Chemistry (Sp; 3 un) [as elective]BBS T1 only (T2 has as required core) ELCBBS Elective (T1 only) ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
APPROVED ELECTIVES — COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY / DATA SCIENCE
CompBio / BioEng C131Intro to Computational Mol & Cell Biology (F; 4 un)*Extra prerequisites required ELCGGED List B* ELCGGED List B*
CompBio 156Human Genome, Environment & Public Health (Fa; 4 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
Data Science C100Principles and Techniques of Data Science (F,Sp,Su; 4 un) ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
APPROVED ELECTIVES — CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
ChemEng 182Nanoscience & Engineering Biotechnology (Fa; 3 un) ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
APPROVED ELECTIVES — ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, POLICY & MANAGEMENT (ESPM)
ESPM C148Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology (Sp; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
ESPM 108BEnvironmental Change Genetics (F; 3 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
ESPM 139AGenetics of Amphibian Declines CURE (F; 3 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
ESPM 162Bioethics & Society (Sp; 4 un) ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
APPROVED ELECTIVES — INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY (IB)
IB 103LFInvertebrate Zoology (Sp/F; 5 un) ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
IB 104LFNatural History of Vertebrates (Sp; 5 un) ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
IB 123ALExercise & Environmental Physiology (F; 5 un) ELCCDP List B
IB 131General Human Anatomy (F,Su; 3 un) ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
IB 134LPractical Genomics (F; 4 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
IB 137Human Endocrinology (F; 4 un) ELCCDP List B
IB 140Biology of Human Reproduction (Sp; 4 un) ELCCDP List B
IB 148Comparative Animal Physiology (Alt F; 3 un) ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
IB C143ABiological Clocks: Physiology & Behavior (Alt F; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
IB C143BHormones and Behavior / NEU C126 (Sp; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
IB C160 / IB 160Evolution (F; 4 un) ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
IB 161Population & Evolutionary Genetics (Alt Sp; 4 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
IB 162Ecological Genetics (Alt F; 4 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
IB 163Molecular & Genomic Evolution (Sp; 3 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
APPROVED ELECTIVES — MATHEMATICS
Math 110Linear Algebra (F,Sp,Su; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
Math 127Computational Methods in Molecular Biology (F; 4 un)*Extra prerequisites required ELCGGED List B* ELCGGED List B*
APPROVED ELECTIVES — NEUROSCIENCE (NEU)
NEU 100ACellular & Molecular Neurobiology (F; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
NEU 100BCircuit, Systems & Behavioral Neuroscience (Sp; 4 un)Prereq: NEU 100A ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List B ELCIMM List D
NEU C126Hormones and Behavior (Sp; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
NEU 165Neurobiology of Disease (Sp; 3 un)Prereq: NEU 100A ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCIMM List D ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
APPROVED ELECTIVES — NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES & TOXICOLOGY (NST)
NST 103Nutrient Function & Metabolism (F; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
NST 108AIntroduction & Application of Food Science (F; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
NST 110Toxicology (F; 4 un) ELCCDP List B ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
NST 121Computational Toxicology (Sp; 3 un) ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
NST C114Pesticide Chemistry & Toxicology (TBD; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
NST 160Metabolic Bases of Human Health & Diseases (Sp; 4 un) ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A ELCMTX List B ELCMTX List B
NST 161AMedical Nutrition Therapy I (F; 4 un) ELCCDP List B
APPROVED ELECTIVES — PHYSICS
Physics 112Intro to Statistical & Thermal Physics (F,Sp; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
Physics 177Principles of Molecular Biophysics (Sp; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective
APPROVED ELECTIVES — PLANT & MICROBIAL BIOLOGY (PMB)
PMB C112General Microbiology (F; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective
PMB C114Comparative Virology (Sp; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective
PMB C116Microbial Diversity (F; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective
PMB C134Chromosome Biology / Cytogenetics (Sp; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
PMB 135Physiology & Biochemistry of Plants (F; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List B ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
PMB 150Plant Cell Biology (F; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List B ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List A ELCGGED List A
PMB 160Plant Molecular Genetics (Sp; 3 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List B ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
APPROVED ELECTIVES — PSYCHOLOGY
Psych 110Intro to Biological Psychology (F,Sp,Su; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
Psych C113Biological Clocks: Physiology & Behavior (Alt F; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
Psych C116Hormones & Behavior (Sp; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
APPROVED ELECTIVES — PUBLIC HEALTH
PbHlth 142Prob & Statistics in Bio & Public Health (F,Sp,Su; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
PbHlth 150BIntro to Environmental Health Sciences (F; 3 un) ELCCDP List B
PbHlth 162APublic Health Microbiology (F,Su; 4 un) ELCCDP List B
PbHlth 256Human Genome, Environment & Public Health (Fa; 4 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B
APPROVED ELECTIVES — STATISTICS
Stat C131AStatistical Methods for Data Science (F,Sp; 4 un) ELCBBS Elective ELCBBS Elective ELCCDP List A & B ELCCDP List A & B ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B ELCMTX List A ELCMTX List A
Stat 134Concepts of Probability (F,Sp,Su; 4 un) ELCGGED List B ELCGGED List B