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Course Equivalencies for College of the Sequoias

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 75
General Chemistry CHEM 1, CHEM 2
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 12, CHEM 13
General Biology** BIO 2 & 3, BIO 1
Biochemistry NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology MICRO 40
Molecular Biology NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics PHYS 20 & 21 OR 5 & 6
Physiology PHYSIO 31
Statistics STAT 21
English Composition ENG 1 OR 1H, ENG 2 OR 4
Communications SP 4
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 1 OR SOC 1
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 1 OR 2
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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