Course Equivalencies for San Francisco State University

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 226
General Chemistry	CHEM 115, CHEM 215 & 216
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 333 AND 334, CHEM 335 AND 336
General Biology**	BIO 230, BIO 240
Biochemistry	CHEM 340 OR 349
Microbiology	BIO 401/402
Molecular Biology	BIO 355 or 350
Physics	PHYS 111/112 AND 121/122
Physiology	BIO 612/613
Statistics	MATH 124
English Composition	ENG 114, ENG 116, 150, 200, OR 214
Communications	SPCH 150 OR 303
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 200 OR SOC 105
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 100 OR 101 OR 305
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.