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

    University of California Santa Barbara: 2021-2022

    Math and Science                     
    Online Science Courses Are Not Accepted for Prerequisites
    Required Courses UCSB Course Number
    Calculus                                                  MATH (3A, 3B) or (34A, 34B)
    Physics with Lab PHYS (Lec 3; Lab 3L) or (Lec 6A; Lab 6AL) or (20) Lab Included
    General Chemistry with Lab CHEM (Lec 1A, 1B, 1C; Lab 1AL, 1BL, 1CL) or (Lec 2A, 2B, 2C; Lab 2AC, 2BC, 2CC)
    Organic Chemistry with Lab CHEM (Lec 109A, 109B, 109C; Lab 6AL, 6BL)or (Lec 109A, 109B, 109C; Lab 6CH, 6CL) Additional Lab Not Required
    General Biology with Lab MCDB 1A, 1B, EEMB 2, 3; Lab MCDB 1AL, 1BL, EEMB 2L, 3L) Three Lectures and Three Labs Required or (Lec MCDB 1A, 1B, EEMB 2, 3; Lab MCDB 1LL, EEMB 2LL) Three Lectures and Two Labs Required
    Physiology with Lab MCDB (Lec 111) Lab not offered (Students who complete this course will need to complete the Lab portion at another institution
    Microbiology MCDB (131) or (139) Lab Not Required
    Liberal Arts
    42 Quarter Units of Liberal Arts Credit Required
    English Composition
    (8 Quarter Units)
    ENGL (10) (10AC) (10EM) (10LC) WRIT (2) (2E) (2LK) (50) (50E) (105R) (109AAZZ-WS) Two Courses Required
    Public Speaking WRIT (105PS) or ENGL (18) (Prior to 2013 THTR 65) Online Courses Are Not Accepted for This Requirement
    Economics ECON (2)
    Students With a Bachelor's Degree Can Substitute: ECON (1)
    Psychology PSY (1) or (103) 
    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