Course Equivalencies for Palomar College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 140
General Chemistry	CHEM 110 AND 110L, CHEM 115 AND 115L
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 220, CHEM 221
General Biology**	BIO 200, BIO 201
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	MICR 200
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	PHYS 120 AND 121 OR 230 AND 231
Physiology	ZOO 203
Statistics	MATH 120 OR Bio 215
English Composition	ENG 100, ENG 202 OR 203
Communications	SPCH 115
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 100
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.