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Course Equivalencies for California State University Los Angeles

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 206 & MATH 207
General Chemistry CHEM 101, CHEM 102 & CHEM 103
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 301A, CHEM 301B AND 302A, CHEM 301C AND 302B
General Biology** BIO 101, BIO 102 & BIO 103 or 100A,B &C
Biochemistry CHEM 431A OR 435
Microbiology MICR 200A&B or 201 & 202 or Micro 300
Molecular Biology BIOL 380 or Chem 431C
Physics PHYS 101, 102 & 103 OR 201, 202 & 203
Physiology BIOL 433 or Bio 200A & 200B
Statistics MATH 274 OR ECON 209 or Bio 300
English Composition ENG 101 AND 102, ENG 200ABC OR 250-280 OR BIOL 320
Communications COMM 130 or 275
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 150 OR SOC 201
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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