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Healthcare bound? Get the prerequisites you need.
Health-career bound? Need life science, chemistry, physics, molecular biology, or microbiology courses? Fulfill pre-medical or pre-health requisites and qualify to apply for Federal Financial Aid.*
UCLA Extension’s transfer credit courses satisfy requirements for students interested in applying to professional schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, physician assistant, physical therapy, and more.
Students can enroll in individual courses or the Pre-Medical and General Science Studies Certificate.
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Courses
M PHARM X 401
Introduction to Pharmacology
This course is an introduction to the mechanisms underlying the action of various classes of drugs and their receptor targets in the body.
BIOL CH X 401
Introduction to Protein Structure: From Disease to Therapy
In this course, an introduction to protein and nucleic acid structures is delivered through various lectures, as well as exploring the relationship between protein structures and common human pathologies.
MIMG XL 101
Introductory Microbiology
Historical foundations of microbiology; introduction to bacterial structure, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, and ecology.
MIMG XL 102
Introductory Virology
This course explores the viral world and its diversity along with its role in epidemic diseases and cancer.
NURSING X 400
Medical Terminology
This course covers principles of medical terminologies through word roots, abbreviations, and related anatomy and body systems. Students develop medical vocabulary applicable to all specialties of medicine.
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Pre-Med and General Sciences Studies
Virtual Open House
Learn how our certificate program can help you achieve your pre-health goals in this informative, interactive session that includes an opportunity for general advising.