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Course Equivalencies for University of California Irvine

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 2A and 2B
General Chemistry CHEM 1A, CHEM 1B/1LB, CHEM 1C/1LC
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 51A/51LA, CHEM 51B/51LB, CHEM 51C/51LC
General Biology** BIO SCI 94, 96, 97 & 100L or Bio Sci 93, 94, 97& 100L
Biochemistry BIO SCI 98
Microbiology BIO SCI 122 & 122L or 118L
Molecular Biology BIO SCI 99
Physics PHYS 3ABC & 3LB & 3LC OR PHYS 5ABC & 5LB & 5LC OR PHYS 7ABD & 7LA/LB/LD
Physiology BIO SCI 109 & 112L
Statistics BIO 7 or Math 7 or PSYCH 10A or SOCECOL 13 or SOC SCI 9A or 10A or Econ 10A
English Composition HUM 1ABC or WR 37 or 39A or 39BC and WR 139 or BIOL 100W or other 4 unit writing intensive course (W course)
Communications No Equivalence (Ling 2 is O.K. if taken by summer 2003)
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 7A or 9ABC, or P9 or SOC 1
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 1, 20A, B, or C
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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