Course Equivalencies for Diablo Valley College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 192
General Chemistry	CHEM 120, CHEM 121
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 226, CHEM 227
General Biology**	BIO 130, BIO 131
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	BIO 146
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	PHYS 120 & 121 OR 130 AND 230
Physiology	BIO 140
Statistics	Math 142
English Composition	ENG 122, ENG 123, 125 OR 126
Communications	SPCH 128
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 210 OR SOC 120
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.