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| Calculus |
MATH 1A or 16A (Community College equivalence of 16A or 16B taken Fall 1999 or later are not accepted) |
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| General Chemistry |
CHEM 1A OR 4A AND CHEM 1B OR 4B OR CHEM 5 OR *MCELLBI 100 OR 102 |
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| Organic Chemistry* |
CHEM 112A & B OR 3A, 3AL, 3B & 3BL |
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| General Biology** |
BIO 1A, BIO 1AL & BIO 1B |
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| Biochemistry |
MCELLBI *100 OR *102 or Chem 135 |
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| Microbiology |
MCELLBI C112/C112L OR PBHLTH 162A/162L |
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| Molecular Biology |
MCB 110 OR 130 |
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| Physics |
PHYS 8A & 8B or 7A & 7B |
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| Physiology |
MCB 32 or 136 or IB 132 and MCB 32L or IB 132L |
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| Statistics |
STAT 2, 20 or 21 or PBHLTH 142A |
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| English Composition |
ENGL R1A/R1B OR RHET R1A/R1B OR COMLIT R1A/R1B OR any 'R' course |
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| Communications |
No Equivalence |
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| General Psychology or Sociology |
PSYCH 1 or 2 or 4 or Soc 1 or 3 or 3AC |
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| Micro or Macroeconomics |
ECON 1, 2, 100A, 100B, 101A OR 101B |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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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.
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Humanities
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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.
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* For science majors only.
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** 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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