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

University of California Merced: 2024-2025

Math and Science                   
Online Science Courses Are Not Accepted for Prerequisites
Required CoursesUC Merced Course Number
Calculus                                                           MATH (11) or (21)
Physics with LabPHYS (8) or (Lec 18; Lab 18L) Lab Included
General Chemistry with LabCHEM (2, 10) Labs Included
Organic Chemistry with LabCHEM (Lec 8, 100; Lab 8L, 100L) or (Lec 8, 100; 8L, Lab 101L) Additional Lab Not Required
General Biology with LabBIO (Lec 1, 2; Lab 1L, 2L)
Physiology with LabBIO (161) Lab included
MicrobiologyBIO (120) Lab Not Required
Liberal Arts
28 Semester Units of Liberal Arts Credit Required
English Composition
Minimum 6 Semester Units
CORE (1) (100) WRI (10) (30) (100) (101) (116) (117) (130) Two Courses Required
Public SpeakingWRI (118) (or COMM (1) at Merced College) Online Courses Not Accepted for This Requirement
EconomicsECON (1)
Students With a Bachelor's Degree Can Substitute: Microeconomics
PsychologyPSY (1) or (142)
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 3 Semester 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 3 Semester 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