BS Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Design at University of California, Davis

Programme overview

Formerly Pharmaceutical Chemistry Chemistry is the study of the composition of matter, its structure, and the means by which it is converted from one form to another. We offer several degree programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.).

Faculty: College of Letters & Science | Department: Chemistry | Duration: 97 units (quarter system) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Davis, CA, United States

What you will study

The major requires a minimum of 97 units. Requirements are organised into preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter components. Required courses include CHE 002C General Chemistry and General Chemistry and General Chemistry; PHY 007C General Physics and General Physics and General Physics; BIS 002A Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth; STA 013 Elementary Statistics; STA 013V Elementary Statistics.

Career pathways

Graduates in Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Design will be able to successfully pursue their career objectives in advanced education in professional and/or graduate schools and in a range of scientific careers in academia, government, or industry including the pharmaceutical, medicinal & biological sciences, medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology, and biotechnology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to UC Davis and the College of Letters & Science; the catalogue entry gives no major-specific admission requirement beyond the major requirements below.

Domestic applicants: USD 14,202 a year (2026-27). Systemwide UC undergraduate Tuition for California residents, cohort first enrolled in 2026-27 (annual, quarter system); rate is the same for all undergraduate majors. Excludes Student Services Fee, campus-based fees, and Nonresident Supplemental Tuition. Source

First-year and transfer students enter in the fall term (quarter system); the UC application opens Aug. 1 and the filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year.

The UC application filing period is Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 for admission the following year, and a single application covers all UC campuses.

The UC application filing fee is $80 per campus for domestic applicants and $95 per campus for international applicants, payable by credit card or mail; fee waivers are available for up to four campuses.

Transfer applicants submit the UC application by Nov. 30; Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) applications are due Sept. 1-30; the priority deadline for the Transfer Academic Update is Jan. 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions

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