Course Equivalencies for La Sierra University

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 131, MATH 132
General Chemistry	CHEM 111 AND 111L, CHEM 112 AND 112L, CHEM 113 AND 113L
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 371, CHEM 372 AND 372L, CHEM 373 AND 373L
General Biology**	BIOL 101 AND 101L, BIOL102 AND 102L, BIOL 103 AND 103L
Biochemistry	CHEM 491
Microbiology	BIOL 474
Molecular Biology	BIOL 404 or 301 or 302
Physics	Phys 231/231L, 232/232L, 233/233L
Physiology	BIOL 131/132 or 466
Statistics	Math 251 or Bio 376 or Chem 224
English Composition	ENG 111, ENG 112, ENG 113, 224 OR 225
Communications	COMM 244
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 104 OR SOC 104
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 254 OR 255
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.