# Transfer Preparation Requirements

**Source**: https://admission.ucla.edu/apply/transfer/deciding-on-major/major-preparation-the-college/requirements-for-climate-science
**Parent**: https://admission.ucla.edu/apply/transfer/deciding-on-major/major-preparation-the-college

## Major Preparation Requirements

### Required courses

- One year of calculus
- One semester of calculus-based physics
- One general chemistry course with laboratory
- One introductory statistics course

### Strongly recommended courses

- Additional semester of calculus-based physics
- One course in programming (Python)

## More Information

- [More information about this major](https://newstudents.ucla.edu/studyarea/?id=414)
- [Department homepage](https://atmos.ucla.edu/)

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