Course Equivalencies for University of La Verne

Requirement:	Equivalent Courses:
Calculus	MATH 201
General Chemistry	CHEM 201 & CHEM 202
Organic Chemistry*	CHEM 311 & CHEM 312
General Biology**	BIO 203 & 205, or BIO 201& 202
Biochemistry	CHEM 314
Microbiology	BIO 302
Molecular Biology	BIO 310 or 316
Physics	PHYS 201 & 202 or 203 & 204
Physiology	BIO 344
Statistics	BHV 305 or BIO 379 or MATH 351 or SOC 305 or PSYCH 305
English Composition	ENG 110, ENG 111
Communications	SPEECH 210
General Psychology or Sociology	PSYCH 101 or SOC 250
Micro or Macroeconomics	ECON 220 or 221
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.