The department of physics and astronomy will suspend admission to the biophysics major for continuing students next fall and is seeking to cut the program entirely in fall 2027, an advisor announced in a Monday email.
Admission to the major will be suspended effective fall 2026 for continuing students and fall 2027 for newly admitted students, said Mary Tran, the department of physics and astronomy’s lead undergraduate advisor, in a Monday email to students. Tran added that the department is submitting a proposal to eliminate the major altogether, effective fall 2027.
Current biophysics students – as well as incoming first-year students who have already declared the major – will be able to continue the degree program, Tran said in the email. She added that the department will support students in the major to ensure timely degree completion, including by continuing to offer biophysics-related courses for the foreseeable future.
UCLA Media Relations did not immediately respond in time to a request for comment on why the major is being discontinued.
“During the Biophysics BS program phase-out, the department will continue to support our Biophysics majors and ensure timely degree completion,” Tran said in the email. “We expect to continue to offer biophysics-related courses in the foreseeable future.”
