Course Equivalencies for Rancho Santiago College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 180
General Chemistry	CHEM 219, CHEM 229
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 249, CHEM 259
General Biology**	BIO 201, BIO 203
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	229
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	210 & 211 OR 217 & 237
Physiology	249
Statistics	219
English Composition	ENG 101, ENG 102 OR 103
Communications	SPCOMM 101
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 100 OR SOC 100
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 120 OR 121
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.