Human Biology and Society (B.A.)*

See life sciences majors section for requirements for the B.S. degree in this subject.

To be considered for this major, a minimum of five preparatory courses must be completed by the spring before transfer.

  • one course in human evolution
  • one year of biology with lab for the major (evolution, cellular)
  • one course in statistics [1]
  • one semester of general chemistry
  • one course from:
    • philosophy (contemporary moral issues, political philosophy)
    • philosophy of science, or ethical theory)
    • introduction to women’s studies
  • one course from:
    • sociocultural anthropology
    • cultural geography
    • introduction to sociology
  1. A score of 3 or higher on the AP Statistics exam can be used in place of the statistics course.

* Students are classified as Pre-Human Biology and Society until they complete the preparation courses at UCLA.

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