LIFESCI 495 · LS 495Preparation for College-Level Teaching in Life Sciences
Life Sciences · 2 units · Graduate professional courses (400-499)
Designed for graduate students who are teaching assistants in the Life Sciences Core Curriculum for the first time. To be taken concurrently in the term in which students teach or at most one quarter before they teach. Prepares students for college-level teaching in large enrollment undergraduate courses, and provides professional development to support students pursuing diverse careers in life sciences. Focus on inclusive, student-centered, and evidence-based teaching methodologies that include active learning, group work, formative assessment, backward course design, and reflective teaching practices that incorporate peer observations and constructive feedback. Students must repeat the course for credit if they do not teach within three quarters after first completion.
S/U grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2027
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.