Course Equivalencies for Rio Hondo College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 190
General Chemistry	CHEM 130, CHEM 131 AND 131L
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 230, CHEM 231
General Biology**	BIOL 101 &102 or BIOL 200 & 203
Biochemistry	NO EQUIVALENCE
Microbiology	BIOL 222
Molecular Biology	NO EQUIVALENCE
Physics	PHY 150 & 160 OR 211 & 213
Physiology	BIOL 226
Statistics	MATH 130
English Composition	ENG 101, ENG 201
Communications	SPCH 100 or 102
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.