<p>How is the Chemistry major at UCD? I applied for Biology, but got in under my alternate major. (Chemistry) Is the program here good at all? I’m planning to apply to Medical School and follow the pre-med route. Would UCD be a good school for me?</p>
<p>And I realized I misspelled Chemistry. -_- haha.</p>
<p>Davis is strong in all the sciences. :)</p>
<p>UCs are very science oriented in general. I mean just going down the list, UCSC has a respectable bio, as does Irvine, UCR, SD etc</p>
<p>Wow, that's actually pretty cool how you got admitted into your alternate major. When I called UC Davis Admissions, they told me they usually don't look at your alternate major... so anyone know what's up? Like under what circumstances would they look at your alternate major?</p>
<p>But congrats on your admission to Davis! I applied for Biology too. (But I actually sort of like Chemistry a bit more, hehe.)</p>
<p>kwidine you ought to look into the viticulture and enology major.</p>
<p>Nasiiiirrrriiii!!</p>
<p>Haha, inside joke to current students..</p>
<p>collegemom16: Haha, I've actually heard about the enology major from my friends, and it sounds really interesting and stuff, but I heard it was closely related to biology courses, etc. So since it seemed like it was very similar anyways, I thought having a degree in biology would help my chances (more) of getting into optometry school later on.</p>
<p>Well you have to like both biology and chem!</p>
<p>Professional schools like Optometry school and medical school don't look at what you major is. Although being from a science background would help you once you're IN the school.</p>
<p>But really you can major in just about anything so long as you get good MCATs (or OCATS? for optometry???) and a good GPA. And complete the required science courses.</p>
<p>I know major doesn't matter, but I'm thinking since for Berkeley's Optometry school, they have a lot of prerequisites that fall under the Biology major, I think it would be beneficial to major in Biology so I can finish those prerequisites. Know what I mean?</p>
<p>You could be the best darn wine making optometrist around. There is a lot of biology and chemistry required for the major. My sister is an optometrist, but she doesn't make wine.</p>
<p>Oh hahah, that's actually pretty cool then. I'll definitely look into it. I'm a transfer student, and didn't see that major on the assist site, so I wasn't sure if it was even offered to transfer students, etc. But if I get in... I'll definitely look into it. Thanks for the info! :)</p>
<p>Remember that your major is by no means set in stone. You shouldn't have a problem taking a few biology courses, and then switching majors to Biology if that's what you want to study.</p>
<p>I was a chem major at UCD, now I'm in grad school at UCD for inorganic chem.</p>
<p>There are two degree options - a BA & a BS. I don't think there is a point for doing the BA program, chemistry is a science and so a BS is far more appropriate. The BS degree program is ACS certified (American Chemical Society). </p>
<p>In my grad school classes, just about everything was covered in undergraduate courses for me at UCD so grad school has been a breeze. But that hasn't been the case for my friends from other schools.</p>
<p>However, not many chem majors are pre-med, most pre-med go the bio route. The chem major doesn't require ANY bio or biochem courses - you'll have to take those in addition to the major's requirements. An chem undergrad I know is taking biochem for fun... he thinks it's funny how freaked out the others get when chem is mentioned.</p>
<p>In your first year, you'll have to take gen chem whether you're bio or chem. Chem requires the harder calc series (21a,b,c,d & 22a,b), so start out with 21a because the 21 series will count for the easier series if you decide to swith to bio later on.</p>
<p>In my mind, being a chem major is WAY better than being pre-med. There are so many pre-med students and they are so competitive for grades, it takes away from the fun.</p>
<p>kwidine: Although I agree that we don't typically consider alternate majors for transfer students we will always consider the alternate major for freshman applicants. The large issue with that is most students choose two majors within the same college; therefore, the selection requirements are the same and the student cannot be selected for either major.</p>