<p>I am transferring to Cal this fall. My major is MCB with an empansis of BMB....i have go through a lot of posts in this forum and everyone insist MCB is GPA killer (i am pre-pharm) i am thinking to switch my major to Chemistry within L&S. i like inorgnic chem but i heard Physical Chem is very very hard.....</p>
<p>do you think upper division for Chemistry(BA in L&S) or MCB (Biological Chemistry track 2) is harder? or it's a bad idea to major either one of them in term of GPA?</p>
<p>The Chemistry major is not offered through L&S. It is only offered through the College of Chemistry. That may affect your decision right from the get-go - the two colleges have different graduation requirements, breadths, etc.</p>
<p>actually, there is a chemistry major in L&S–it’s just that its requirements are a little bit different from that of the CoC chemistry major.</p>
<p>You should major in what you like–both of the majors you pointed out are tougher than most others. Or you could just major in something like American Studies while taking the pre-pharm curriculum.</p>
<p>The Chem major offered through L&S will give you a BA degree, so you’ll be taking more humanities-related courses alongside your science courses. The BS Chemistry program offered through the College of Chemistry would be your typical heavy-duty science degree. If you’re pre-pharm, the BA might give you a better chance of getting a higher GPA. Obviously the BS would be more appropriate if you want to be a career chemist.</p>