Course Equivalencies for De Anza College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 1A & 1B
General Chemistry	CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B AND 1C
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 12A, CHEM 12B AND 12C
General Biology**	BIOL 1, 2, 3 OR BIOL 6ABC
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	BIOL 26
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	PHYS 2ABC OR 4A & 4B
Physiology	BIOL 40ABC (47ABC)
Statistics	MATH 10
English Composition	EWRT 1A, EWRT 1B, EWRT 1C OR 2 OR PHIL 3 OR SPEECH 9
Communications	SPCH 10 OR 16
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.