Course Equivalencies for Occidental College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 110 OR 114 OR 118
General Chemistry	CHEM 110, CHEM 111
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 220, CHEM 221
General Biology**	BIO 115, BIO 130
Biochemistry	BIO 222 OR CHEM 350
Microbiology	BIO 325
Molecular Biology	BIO 221
Physics	PHYS 110 & 120
Physiology	BIO 240
Statistics	BIO 368 OR MATH 146
English Composition	2 courses from CSP 1-30 OR 1 course from CSP 1-30 & Eng W201
Communications	NO EQUIVALENCE
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 101 OR SOC 101
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 101 OR 102
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.