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Course Equivalencies for San Bernardino Valley College

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 250
General Chemistry CHEM 150 or 150H & CHEM 151 or 151H
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 212 or 212H & CHEM 213 or 213H
General Biology** BIOL 201, BIOL 202
Biochemistry No equivalence
Microbiology BIOL 270
Molecular Biology No equivalence
Physics PHYSIC 150A & 150B or 200 & 201
Physiology BIOL 250 and 251 or 261
Statistics MATH 108 or Psych 105
English Composition ENG 101 or 101H and ENG 102, 102H or PHIL 102
Communications SPEECH 111
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 100 or 100H, or SOC 100 or 100H
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 200, 200H or 201
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.
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