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But do you think that taking only one semester will harm my chances of getting into a program? I'm not sure how many semesters PhD programs in pharm and chem bio require. I had read somewhere that if you do not meet all of the entrance requirements for a program, you can take the difference once you begin the program, but I'm not sure if that's true for all schools.

Hi everyone, First time posting. I'm currently a sophomore in college majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB). I want to go to grad school for a Ph.D. in pharmacology or chemical biology. At my university, there are two versions of physical chemistry: a two-semester sequence of difficult, legitimate physical chemistry offered by the chemistry department and a one-semester, watered down version offered by the BMB department. Either version would suffice for my major. Which version should I take? Scheduling-wise it's seeming a lot easier for me to take the watered down course, but I'm worried that taking this version will hurt my chances of getting into competitive graduate programs focused in chemistry or pharmacology (either for me taking the easy way out or for not fulfilling admissions requirements). Also, what are the requirements regarding p-chem for graduate programs in pharmacology or chemical biology? Thanks everyone!