Course Equivalencies for Cerritos College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 170
General Chemistry	CHEM 111, CHEM 112
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 211, CHEM 212
General Biology**	BIO 200, BIO 201
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	MICR 200
Molecular Biology	Bio 202
Physics	PHYS 101 & 102, OR 202 & 203
Physiology	A & P 201
Statistics	PSYC 210 or Math 112
English Composition	ENG 100, 102, 103 OR PHIL 11 OR PHIL 202
Communications	SPCH 100 OR 120
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.