CoC chemical biology does require more rigorous versions of some courses compared to L&S MCB. For example:
- CHEM 4A, 4B (general chemistry with quantitative analysis for chemistry majors) instead of 1A/1AL (general chemistry).
- CHEM 12A, 12B (organic chemistry for chemistry majors) instead of 3A/3AL, 3B/3BL (organic chemistry for biology majors) -- note, L&S MCB biochemistry option needs to take 1B, 12A, 12B.
- MATH 1A, 1B, 53, 54 (calculus, multivariable calculus, linear algebra & differential equations, as taken by chemistry, math, and engineering majors) instead of 10A, 10B (calculus, statistics, and combinatorics for biology majors).
- PHYSICS 7A, 7B (physics for scientists and engineers) versus 8A, 8B (physics for biology majors).
You can check grade distributions at https://berkeleytime.com/grades .