UCLA Extension is considered one of the top programs of its kind, offering to more than 35,000 students per year approximately 4,500 classes and non-degree certificate programs to meet the professional development, continuing education, and personal enrichment needs of the full spectrum of nontraditional students as well as companies and organizations throughout and beyond the Los Angeles region. Designed for students preparing for professional school, the course emphasizes laboratory skills, aseptic technique, microbial cultivation and identification, microscopy, staining, biochemical testing, and interpretation of experimental results.