Course Equivalencies for Claremont McKenna College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 30
General Chemistry	CHEM 14, CHEM 15
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 116, CHEM 117
General Biology**	BISC 43, BISC 44
Biochemistry	BIOCH 177
Microbiology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Molecular Biology	MOLBIO 170
Physics	PHYS 30/31 OR 33/34
Physiology	PHYSIO 131
Statistics	ECON 120 OR BIO 175
English Composition	LIT 10 OR 20 AND ONE OTHER LIT
Communications	No Equivalence
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 30 OR SOC 14
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 50
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.