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    Course Equivalents (Articulation Agreement) to the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy PharmD Program

    University of California San Diego: 2021-2022

    Math and Science                         
    Online Science Courses Are Not Accepted for Prerequisites
    Required Courses UCSD Course Number
    Calculus                                                     MATH (10A, 10B) or (20A, 20B)
    Physics with Lab PHYS (Lec 1A; Lab 1AL) or (Lec 2A; Lab 2BL or 2CL)  or (4A) Lab Included
    General Chemistry with Lab CHEM (Lec 6A, 6B, 6C; Lab 7L) Additional Lab not required
    Organic Chemistry with Lab CHEM (Lec 40A, 40B, 40C; Lab 43A) or (Lec 140A, 140B, 140C; Lab 143A) Additional Lab not required
    General Biology with Lab BILD (1, 2, 3, 4)  [Prior to Fall 2015 (BILD 1, 2, 3 Lab Not Required)]
    Physiology with Lab BIPN (Lec 100; Lab 105)
    Microbiology BIMM (120) or (124) Lab Not Required
    Liberal Arts
    42 Quarter Units of Liberal Arts Credit Required
    English Composition
    Minimum 8 Quarter Units
    CAT (2) (3) DOC (2) (3) (100D) HUM (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) MCWP (40) (41) (50) (125) VIS (23) WCWP (10A) (10B) (11A) (11B) MMW (12) (13) (121) (122) Two Courses Required
    Public Speaking TDGE (25) Online Courses Not Accepted for This Requirement
    Economics ECON (3) or (110A)
    Students With a Bachelor's Degree Can Substitute: ECON (1) or (2) or (100A)
    Psychology PSYC (1) or (3, 4) or (163)
    General Education Categories

    Students who have not completed a U.S. Bachelor’s degree must complete one course from each of these categories:

    **Please refer to the current course catalog for additional information**   

    World Perspectives and Ethics (Minimum 4 Quarter Units) Cultural Anthropology, Survey of World Art After 1400, Survey of World Art to 1400, Design Thinking, 20th Century Art and Film, Chinese Art History, Japanese Art History, Masterpieces of World Literature, Romances of Magic in the West, Western Civilization I, Western Civilization II, East Asian Civilization I, East Asian Civilization II, Biomedical Ethics, The Meaning of Life
    Artistic Process and Creation (Minimum 4 Quarter Units) Drawing, Principles of 2-D Design and Color, Music of the World's People, Digital Photography, Painting 1, Introduction to the Theatre, Graphic Design I, Asian Cinemas, Visual Arts in Education, Aesthetics of Film, Playwriting, Major Filmmakers, Film, Literature, and the Arts, Music Appreciation