Course Equivalencies for Contra Costa College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 190
General Chemistry	CHEM 120, CHEM 121
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 226, CHEM 227
General Biology**	BIO 140, BIO 141
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	MICRO 148
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	PHYS 120/120L & 121/121L OR 230 & 231
Physiology	PHYSIO 134
Statistics	STAT 164
English Composition	ENG 1A, ENG 1B OR 1C
Communications	SPCH 128
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 220 OR SOC 220
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 220 OR 221
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.