Course Equivalencies for Los Angeles Valley 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	MICROBIO 1 OR 20
Molecular Biology	Bio 40
Physics	PHYS 6 & 7 OR 37 & 38
Physiology	PHYSIO 1 or 8&9
Statistics	MATH 225
English Composition	ENG 101, ENG 102 OR 103
Communications	SPCOMM 121
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.