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Course Equivalencies for Irvine Valley College
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| Calculus |
MATH 3A |
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| General Chemistry |
CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B |
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| Organic Chemistry* |
CHEM 12A, CHEM 12B |
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| General Biology** |
Bio 1/1L AND 3/3L OR 5 AND 6 AND 6L, or 3/3L AND 6 AND 6L |
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| Biochemistry |
NO EQUIVALENCE |
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| Microbiology |
Bio 15 |
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| Molecular Biology |
BIO 99 (formerly Bio 8) |
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| Physics |
PHYS 2A & 2B OR 4A & 4B |
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| Physiology |
BIO 12 (combined lecture & lab; formerly Bio 12 & 12L) |
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| Statistics |
Math 10 |
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| English Composition |
WRIT 1 OR 1H, WRIT 2 OR 2H |
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| Communications |
SPEECH 105 |
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| General Psychology or Sociology |
PSYCH 1 OR SOC 1 |
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| Micro or Macroeconomics |
ECON 1 OR 2 |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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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.
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Humanities
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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.
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* For science majors only.
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** 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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