Taking prerequisites through UCLA Extension and UCLA Summer School

[asterismos]

Hey, possible pre-veterinary student here. I am looking to complete all the prereqs through UCLA Extension and the Summer School as expediently as possible. So I know I need a year of chem and a year of orgo, but I am having trouble decoding the UCLA course names. It seems that the Chem 14 series, for example, includes both chem and orgo?

(I am referring to UCLA's course descriptions here: http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/catalog.aspx?sa=CHEM+++&funsel=3

and

this ASSIST website listing UC Davis courses and UCLA equivalents: http://web1.assist.org/web-assist/r...oia=UCDSVM&aay=09-10&ay=11-12&dora=SVM.PREREQ).

So for anyone with UCLA experience, which 3 courses correspond to gen chem and which ones refer to organic? Or is there much overlap?

Thank you!

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[LaughingGas]

If I recall correctly the 14 series are for non-science majors taking prereqs. 20+30 are prereq courses for the science majors.
14A~D +bl+cl you can complete the gen chem and ochem with lab. It's really hard to get to the labs, b/c as postbac student, you have the last priority to add the courses.

20A+B+AL+30AL = Gen Chem
30A+30B+30C+30BL+30CL = OCHEM

 

[asterismos]

Interesting. So the 14 series allows non-majors to take a combo chem/orgo in 4 quarters? Would schools accept this as a prereq or do they prefer the 20s and the 30s?

 

[physcigirl27]

Hey, possible pre-veterinary student here. I am looking to complete all the prereqs through UCLA Extension and the Summer School as expediently as possible. So I know I need a year of chem and a year of orgo, but I am having trouble decoding the UCLA course names. It seems that the Chem 14 series, for example, includes both chem and orgo?

(I am referring to UCLA's course descriptions here: http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/catalog.aspx?sa=CHEM+++&funsel=3

and

this ASSIST website listing UC Davis courses and UCLA equivalents: http://web1.assist.org/web-assist/r...oia=UCDSVM&aay=09-10&ay=11-12&dora=SVM.PREREQ).

So for anyone with UCLA experience, which 3 courses correspond to gen chem and which ones refer to organic? Or is there much overlap?

Thank you!

I just graduated from UCLA this past year so here it goes (unless they recently changed something):

14A is 1st part of inorganic, 14B is 2nd part (thermo, kinetics, there's lik a 2 week period at the end where they go over verrrrrrrrrrrrry basic organic chem), 14C is organic chem and 14D is second part of organic (rxns and mechanisms).

14BL is the lab for 14A and 14B basically. 14CL is 14B and 14C and 14D for the most part.

the 14 series is for premeds, I think the 30 series is the other one and that's for engineers (my roommates took that one and it taught different things than the 14 series)

if you take the entire 14 series, you should be good on inorg/org chem. so take 14A-14D + 14BL and 14CL

Good luck! I hated the chem profs so I would advise you not to take it there (unless you get Garg for 14C/D...HE'S AWESOME)

 

[physcigirl27]

If I recall correctly the 14 series are for non-science majors taking prereqs. 20+30 are prereq courses for the science majors.
14A~D +bl+cl you can complete the gen chem and ochem with lab. It's really hard to get to the labs, b/c as postbac student, you have the last priority to add the courses.

20A+B+AL+30AL = Gen Chem
30A+30B+30C+30BL+30CL = OCHEM

all science majors (except engineering) have a choice of taking either the 14 series of the 30 series. almost ALL LS majors I know (physci, bio, neurosci, mcdb, mimg, etc) took the 14 series.

 

[Enzyme1]

I'd seriously advise against this, taking the classes through extension gives no assurances of seats, and there is virtually no support since it is extension (aka "personal enrichment" wing), why don't you enroll in a Postbac? Much more efficient, and practical.

 

[physcigirl27]

I'd seriously advise against this, taking the classes through extension gives no assurances of seats, and there is virtually no support since it is extension (aka "personal enrichment" wing), why don't you enroll in a Postbac? Much more efficient, and practical.

Agreed. UCLA extension,I heard, sucks. Considering getting into chem was a battle EVERY term I took it, your chances aren't that great. And UCLA is really unhelpful.

 

[gratitude2012]

I'm seriously considering taking the Ingorganic Chem series through UCLA extension until I saw this thread...
So the Inorganic Chem classes are : Chem XL 14A and Chem XL 14B ...but there is only one LAB for both of these classes which is Chem 14BL ? Would it fulfill the requirement of all med school : 1 year of Inorganic Chem with Lab?

Thanks guys....

 

[PTWOB02]

I'm seriously considering taking the Ingorganic Chem series through UCLA extension until I saw this thread...
So the Inorganic Chem classes are : Chem XL 14A and Chem XL 14B ...but there is only one LAB for both of these classes which is Chem 14BL ? Would it fulfill the requirement of all med school : 1 year of Inorganic Chem with Lab?

Thanks guys....

Short answer is, yes.