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Course Equivalencies for University of California Los Angeles

Requirement: Equivalent Courses:
Calculus MATH 31A and 31B, or MATH3ABC
General Chemistry CHEM 14AB & 14BL & 14CL OR CHEM 20AB & 20L & 30AL (30L)
Organic Chemistry* CHEM 14CD (140) AND 153L OR CHEM 30ABC (30,130AB) AND 30BL (130AL) AND 30CL(130BL) OR 153L
General Biology** LS 2, LS 3, and LS 4
Biochemistry CHEM 153A
Microbiology Microb 101/101L
Molecular Biology MCDB 100 or 104 or C139 or M140 or 144 or 165B or Bio Chem 140 or BIOL 100A or OBEE/EEB M158 or MICROB C159 or Chem 153B
Physics PHYS 1ABC & 4AL & 4BL or PHYS 3ABC or PHYS 6ABC
Physiology Phy Sci 111A,B&C or OBEE 170 or Phy Sci 3 (with lab) or Phy Sci 166 or UCLA extension course Phy Sci X401
Statistics Biostat 100A or 110A or Stats 10 (50) or 110A (154A) or OBEE M22 or PSYCH 100A or Bio Math 160 or PSYCH 42 or STAT 13
English Composition ENGL 3, 4, 10 A or B or C or 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95a, 95b, 95c, 96 or other 4 quarter 'W' course
Communications CS 10 or 100 or 115 or M126
General Psychology or Sociology PSYCH 10 or SOC 1
Micro or Macroeconomics ECON 1, 2, 5, 100, 101 or 102
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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