Course Equivalencies for California State University Bakersfield

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 201, MATH 202
General Chemistry	CHEM 211, CHEM 212, CHEM 213
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 331, CHEM 332, CHEM 333
General Biology**	BIO 201, 202, 203
Biochemistry	CHEM 340
Microbiology	BIO 312
Molecular Biology	BIO 304
Physics	PHYS 201, 202, 203, OR 221, 222, 223
Physiology	BIO 255/256 OR 305
Statistics	MATH 140 OR PSYCH 200
English Composition	ENG 100, 101 AND 110
Communications	COMM 376
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 100 OR SOC 100
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.