Course Equivalencies for Merritt College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 3A OR 3B
General Chemistry	CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 12A, CHEM 12B
General Biology**	BIOL 1A, BIOL 1B
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	BIO 3
Molecular Biology	Bio 36
Physics	PHYS 4A AND 4B
Physiology	Bio 4 or 20A&B
Statistics	Math 13
English Composition	ENGL 1A, ENGL 1B
Communications	Comm 20
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 1A 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.