Course Equivalencies for Southwestern College

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	Math 121 or 250
General Chemistry	Chem 200, Chem 210
Organic Chemistry*	Chem 240, Chem 242
General Biology**	Biol 210, Biol 211
Biochemistry	No Equivalence
Microbiology	Biol 265
Molecular Biology	No Equivalence
Physics	Phys 110 & 120 or 270 & 271 & 272
Physiology	Biol 190 or 193 or 261
Statistics	Biol 215 or Math 119
English Composition	Engl 114 & 115, or 116 & 117A, or 117b, or 240 or 176
Communications	Comm 174 or 176
General Psychology or Sociology	Psych 101 or Soc 101
Micro or Macroeconomics	Econ 102 or 101
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.