# Transfer Preparation Requirements
**Source**: https://admission.ucla.edu/apply/transfer/deciding-on-major/major-preparation-public-health/requirements-for-public-health-bs
**Parent**: https://admission.ucla.edu/apply/transfer/deciding-on-major/major-preparation-public-health
## Major Preparation Requirements
### Required courses
- One year of biology with lab for majors
- One year of general chemistry with lab for majors
- One year of calculus for the life sciences
- One course in introduction to statistical reasoning
- One semester of organic chemistry
### Strongly Recommended Courses
- One year of physics for life sciences with lab
- One course in oral communication or writing II
- One course in cultural diversity or health and society