Course Equivalencies for Community College of Southern Nevada

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 181
General Chemistry	CHEM 121, Chem 122
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 241, Chem 242
General Biology**	BIO 190, BIO 191
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	BIO 251
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	PHYS 151 & 152 OR 180 & 182
Physiology	BIO 223 & 224
Statistics	Econ 261
English Composition	ENG 101, ENG 102
Communications	Com 102
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 101 OR SOC 101
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 102 or 103
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.