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Course Equivalencies for California State University Monterey Bay

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 150 OR MATH 155
General Chemistry ESSP 110/110L, ESSP 111/111L
Organic Chemistry* ESSP 311/311L, ESSP 312/312L
General Biology** ESSP 240/240L & ESSP 241/241L
Biochemistry ESSP 310
Microbiology NO EQUIVALENCE
Molecular Biology ESSP 341
Physics ESSP 220/220L AND 221/221L
Physiology NO EQUIVALENCE
Statistics STAT 200, 250 OR MATH 320
English Composition HCOM 211 OR 212 AND 1 OTHER ULR COURSE
Communications HCOM 214
General Psychology or Sociology Psy 100 or SBS 120
Micro or Macroeconomics BUS 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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