2025 Summer Session C
8 weeks, June 23 - August 15
MCELLBI 102 001 - LEC 001
Survey of the Principles of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Class #:12247
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Molecular and Cell Biology
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 204
Waitlisted: 22
Capacity: 204
Waitlist Max: 36
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
6 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 14.5 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Course Catalog Description
A comprehensive survey of the fundamentals of biological chemistry, including the properties of intermediary metabolites, the structure and function of biological macromolecules, the logic of metabolic pathways (both degradative and biosynthetic) and the molecular basis of genetics and gene expression.
Class Notes
The following prerequisites are strictly enforced:
BIOLOGY 1A and CHEM 3B with minimum grades of C- (or equivalent courses); A grade of P will fulfill the requirement; 4 or 5 in AP Biology and an A grade in A-Levels Biology can substitute for Bio 1A.
If you have taken and p.. show more
BIOLOGY 1A and CHEM 3B with minimum grades of C- (or equivalent courses); A grade of P will fulfill the requirement; 4 or 5 in AP Biology and an A grade in A-Levels Biology can substitute for Bio 1A.
If you have taken and p.. show more
The following prerequisites are strictly enforced:
BIOLOGY 1A and CHEM 3B with minimum grades of C- (or equivalent courses); A grade of P will fulfill the requirement; 4 or 5 in AP Biology and an A grade in A-Levels Biology can substitute for Bio 1A.
If you have taken and passed equivalent courses, but have not had your credit evaluated by Berkeley, please complete the following Google form. If you are approved to take MCB 102, you will be able to enroll in the class or add yourself to the waitlist.
https://forms.gle/mEiVDz6opKJFd4mV9
We will be manually reviewing transcripts and granting enrollment permission so it may take 2-3 days before CalCentral allows you to join the waitlist or the course. show less
BIOLOGY 1A and CHEM 3B with minimum grades of C- (or equivalent courses); A grade of P will fulfill the requirement; 4 or 5 in AP Biology and an A grade in A-Levels Biology can substitute for Bio 1A.
If you have taken and passed equivalent courses, but have not had your credit evaluated by Berkeley, please complete the following Google form. If you are approved to take MCB 102, you will be able to enroll in the class or add yourself to the waitlist.
https://forms.gle/mEiVDz6opKJFd4mV9
We will be manually reviewing transcripts and granting enrollment permission so it may take 2-3 days before CalCentral allows you to join the waitlist or the course. show less
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- BIOLOGY 1A and CHEM 3B with minimum grades of C- (or equivalent courses). Recommended: a course in physical chemistry.
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for 102 after taking 100B or C100A/Chemistry C130 or Chemistry 135.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Biological Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats