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Course Equivalencies for Loyola Marymount University

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 122 & 123 OR 131
General Chemistry CHEM 110 AND 111, CHEM 112 AND 113
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 220 AND 221, CHEM 222 AND 223
General Biology** BIOL 101 AND 111, BIOL 102 AND 112
Biochemistry CHEM 470 or 370
Microbiology BIOL 361 & 362
Molecular Biology BIOL 356, 439, 443 or 375 & 376
Physics Phys 253, 254, 255 & 256 OR 101,103, 201, & 203
Physiology BIOL 351 & 352
Statistics MATH 360 OR ECON 230
English Composition ENG 110, ENG 140 OR ENG 170, OR HNRS 100 & HNRS 101
Communications CMST 110
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 100 OR SOC 1 or 100
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 110 OR ECON 120
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.
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