Course Equivalencies for Los Angeles Trade Tech College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 265
General Chemistry	CHEM 101, CHEM 102
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 211, CHEM 212
General Biology**	BIO 6, BIO 7
Biochemistry	Chem 221
Microbiology	MICR 1 or 20
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	6 & 7 OR 1 & 2
Physiology	BIO 20
Statistics	MATH 225 or 227
English Composition	ENG 101, ENG 102 OR 103
Communications	No Equivalence (SP 101 accepted if taken by Fall 2004)
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 1 OR SOC 1
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 1 OR 2
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.