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Course Equivalencies for California State University Fullerton

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 130 OR 150A
General Chemistry CHEM 120A, CHEM 120B
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 301A,301B,& 302 OR CHEM 301A,302A,& 301B OR CHEM 301A,306A,305,& 306B
General Biology** BIOL 171, BIOL 172
Biochemistry CHEM 423A OR CHEM 421 (formerly Chem 322)
Microbiology BIOL 302
Molecular Biology BIOL 273
Physics PHYS 211/211L AND 212/212L, OR 225/225L AND 226/226L
Physiology BIOL 362 or BIOL 310/310L
Statistics MATH 120 OR 337 OR 338 OR PSYC 201
English Composition ENG 101, ENG 301 or CHEM 340
Communications Sp 100 or 220 (Sp 102 accepted if taken prior to 9/2002)
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 101 OR SOC 101
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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