Course Equivalencies for Grossmont College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 180
General Chemistry	CHEM 141, CHEM 142
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 231 and 232
General Biology**	BIO 220 & 221, BIO 210 & 211 & 212
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	PHYS 130 & 131
Physiology	BIO 141/142 OR 144 & 145
Statistics	BIO 215 OR MATH 160
English Composition	ENG 120, ENG 122 & 124
Communications	COMM 120
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 120 OR SOC 120
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 120 & 121
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.