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

California State Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo: 2022-2026

Math and Science                      
Online Science Courses Are Not Accepted for Prerequisites
Required Courses Cal Poly SLO Course Number
Calculus MATH (141, 142) or (161, 162)
Physics with Lab PHYS (121; Lab 125) or (131) Lab Included
General Chemistry with Lab CHEM (127, 128, 129) Labs Included
Organic Chemistry with Lab CHEM (Lec 216, 217, 218; Labs 221, 324) [Fall 2015 Prior CHEM (216, 217, 218) Labs Included or (Lec 316, 317, 318; Lab 319) Additional Lab Not Required]
General Biology with Lab BIO (160, 161, 162) or (150, 161, 162) Labs Included
Physiology with Lab BIO (231, 232) or (361) Lab Included
Microbiology MCRO (221) or (224) or (423) Lab Not Required
Liberal Arts
42 Quarter Units of Liberal Arts Credit Required
English Composition
Minimum 8 Quarter Units
COMS (126) (145) ENGL (134) (145) (148) (149) (302)   Two Courses Required
Public Speaking COMS (101) or (102) or (201) Online Courses are Not Accepted for This Requirement
Economics ECON (201) or (222)
Students With a Bachelor's Degree Can Substitute: ECON (221)
Psychology PSY (201) or (202) or (405)
General Education Categories

Students who have not completed a U.S. Bachelor's degree must complete one course in 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