Course Equivalencies for Northern illinois University

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 229
General Chemistry	CHEM 210, CHEM 211
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 330, CHEM 331/332 OR 336 AND 337/338
General Biology**	BIO 208, BIO 209
Biochemistry	470
Microbiology	313
Molecular Biology	300
Physics	250A & 251A OR 250 & 251
Physiology	355
Statistics	STAT 208 OR 301
English Composition	ENG 103, ENG 104 OR 105
Communications	203
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 102 OR SOC 170
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 260 OR 261
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.