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Course Equivalencies for Foothill College

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 1A, MATH 1B
General Chemistry CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B, CHEM 1C
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 12A, CHEM 12B, CHEM 12C
General Biology** BIOL 1A, BIOL 1B, BIOL 1C
Biochemistry NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology BIO 41
Molecular Biology NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics PHYS 2ABC OR 4 ABC
Physiology BIO 40 A, B, & C
Statistics Math 10
English Composition ENG 1A, ENG 1B OR 2
Communications Comm 2 or 3
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 1 OR SOC 1
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 1A OR 1B
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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