Course Equivalencies for Orange Coast College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 180
General Chemistry	CHEM 180, CHEM 185
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 220 AND 221, CHEM 225 AND 226
General Biology**	BIO 181 & BIO 182/182L; or BIO 181 & BIO 185
Biochemistry	BIO 281
Microbiology	BIO 210
Molecular Biology	BIO 282
Physics	PHYS 130 AND 135 OR 185 AND 280 OR 120 & 125
Physiology	BIO 225
Statistics	MATH 160
English Composition	ENG 100, ENG 101, 102 OR 103
Communications	SPEECH 100
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 100 OR SOC 180
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 180 OR 185
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.