Course Equivalencies for College of San Mateo

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 251
General Chemistry	CHEM 210, CHEM 220
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 231, CHEM 232
General Biology**	BIO 110, BIO 210
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	MICRO 240
Molecular Biology	MOLBIO 230
Physics	PHYS 210/211 AND 220/221, OR 250/260
Physiology	BIO 260
Statistics	MATH 200
English Composition	ENG 100, ENG 110, 120, 130, 140 OR 165
Communications	SP 120
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 100 OR SOC 100
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 100 OR 102
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.