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