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Course Equivalencies for Cal Poly Pomona

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 114 & 115
General Chemistry CHEM 121 & 121L, CHEM 122 & 122L, CHEM 123 & 123L
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 314 & 317L, CHEM 315 & 318L, CHEM 316 & 319L
General Biology** BIO 121/121L and 122/122L and 123/123L, or BIO 115 & 115L and ZOO 237 & 237L and ZOO 238 & 238L (previously 137/137L & 138/138L)
Biochemistry CHEM 327 OR 328
Microbiology MIC 201 & 201L or MIC 410 & 410L
Molecular Biology BIO 310
Physics PHY 121/121L, 122/122L, and 123/123L OR 131/131L, 132/132L, and 133/133L
Physiology ZOOL 235/235L
Statistics STAT 120
English Composition ENG 104 AND 105, ENG 201, 202, 203 OR 205-301
Communications COM 103
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 201 OR SOC 201
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 201 OR 202
Social and Behavioral Sciences Students who have earned or will earn a baccalaureate degree in the U.S. before beginning the Pharm.D. program and meet the prerequisites described above (including introduction to psychology or introduction to sociology and micro- or macro-economics) will have fulfilled the requirements for social and behavioral sciences.

Students who will not have earned a baccalaureate degree before beginning the Pharm.D. program must complete an additional 2 semesters/3 quarters of courses in the social and behavioral sciences. Recommended areas include anthropology, psychology, psychobiology, economics, geography, and sociology.
Humanities Students who have earned or will earn a baccalaureate degree in the U.S. before beginning the Pharm.D. program and meet the prerequisites above will have fulfilled the requirements for humanities. Students who will not earn a baccalaureate degree before beginning the Pharm.D. program must complete 2 semesters/3 quarters of courses in literature, philosophy, history, ethics, foreign language, art history, or music history. Studio or performance classes in art and music are not acceptable.
* For science majors only.
** These courses fulfill pre-requisites for the USC School of Pharmacy. They may not, however, earn equivalence to USC's BISC-110 and/or BISC-112. Please review the appropriate articulation agreement if you seek these equivalences for other programs.
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