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Course Equivalencies for California State University Hayward

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 1304, MATH 1305
General Chemistry CHEM 1101, CHEM 1102, CHEM 1103
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 3301, CHEM 3302, CHEM 3303
General Biology** BIO 1401, 1402, 1403
Biochemistry CHEM 3400 OR 4411
Microbiology Bio 3005 or 3405
Molecular Biology BIO 3121 or 4455
Physics PHYS 2701-2-3, OR 1001-2-3
Physiology BIO 3150
Statistics STAT 3031
English Composition ENG 1001 AND 1002, ENG 2030, 2050, 3003, 3020, OR 3080
Communications SPCH 1004
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 1000 OR SOC 1000
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 2301 OR 2302
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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