Course Equivalencies for Mount St. Mary's College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 5A
General Chemistry	CHEM 1A and 1AL, CHEM 1B and 1BL
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 6A and 6AL, CHEM 6B and 6BL
General Biology**	BIO 1A, BIO 1B
Biochemistry	CHE 107
Microbiology	BIO 3
Molecular Biology	BIO 130
Physics	Phys 1A & 1B/BL OR 11A & 11B
Physiology	BIO 50B or BIO 151
Statistics	MATH 38 or 113
English Composition	ENG 1A, ENG 1B
Communications	No Equivalence
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 1 OR SOC 5
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.