Life Sciences’ undergraduates are dedicated to making a positive impact on health, society, and the environments we live in.
Featured Undergraduate Stories
April 21, 2025
2025 Goldwater Scholar and psychobiology major pursues research to improve cancer treatments
Eric Yang, a second-year psychobiology major, is one of four UCLA undergraduates to receive a Goldwater Scholarship this year. This
April 9, 2025
Alumni panel brings disability studies, advocacy, access to the forefront
Photo: Life Sciences fourth-year student Annemarie Lawrence and alumnus Josh Yen-Ho Chou Today, in a virtual, student-led panel, three UCLA alumni will
Majoring in Life Sciences
The UCLA Division of Life Sciences offers 13 majors, spanning a wide range of academic areas – from psychology, physiology, molecular biology and immunology, to ecology, computational and systems biology, and human biology and society. [Click here to see a list of our majors and minors.]
The process and requirements for entering a Life Sciences major depends on the particular major. For example, some majors require students to declare themselves a specific “pre-major”.
Incoming first-year students should meet with departmental academic advisors associated with the majors they want to pursue. Departmental advisors can provide students with tailored information about getting into a particular major, as well as required coursework, possibilities for research, and potential career trajectories for students in that major.
Introduction to Life Sciences’ majors (links to videos)
Pre-Health Students
A majority of our incoming students are self-designated “pre-health”, which means they are on a path to fulfilling curricular requirements which will allow them to apply to specific professional schools. While the campus does not have a designated pre-health or pre-med program, academic advisors and campus resources are available to help our students along their pre-health journey. More information can be found on our Pre-Health page.