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Course Equivalencies for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 141 & 142 or 161 & 162
General Chemistry CHEM 127, CHEM 128, CHEM 129
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 316, CHEM 317, CHEM 318
General Biology** BIO 161 & 162
Biochemistry CHEM 313 or 371
Microbiology MCRO 221 or 224
Molecular Biology BIO 351 or CHEM 373
Physics PHYS 121, 122, 123, OR 131, 132, 133
Physiology BIO 361 or Bio 432 & 433 or ZOO 331 & 332
Statistics STAT 217, 218, 221 or 251
English Composition ENG 134, ENG 145 or 148, one 300 level language or literature course
Communications SpCOM 212 or Psych 212
General Psychology or Sociology PSY 201 or 202 or SOC 110
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 201or 221or 222
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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