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Pre-Pharmacy (3 or 4 years)

Overview of Pharmacy as a Career

See the Occupational Outlook Handbook:  Pharmacy

Courses

Principles of Biology I and II (BSC 120 and 121)

Principles of Microbiology and Lab (BSC 302 and BSC 304) or General Bacteriology (BSC 250) Note: BSC 250 does not count toward a Biological Science degree.

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (BSC 310) or Human Anatomy (BSC 227) Note: BSC 227 does not count toward a Biological Science degree.

Animal Physiology (BSC 422) or Human Physiology (BSC 228) Note: BSC 228 does not count toward a Biological Science degree.

Principles of Chemistry I and II and Labs (CHM 211, 212, 217, and 218)

Organic Chemistry I and II and Organic Lab (CHM 355, 356, and 361)

Applied Calculus (MTH 140), or Calculus (MTH 229) [Depending on placement, student may need College Algebra (MTH 130 or 127) and Trigonometry (MTH 122)]

Introductory Statistics (MTH 225)

General Physics I and II and labs (PHY 201, 202, 203 and 204)

English Composition I and II (ENG 101 and 102)

Fundamentals of Speech Communications (CMM 103)

Principles of Microeconomics (ECN 250)

Recommended Electives

Ethics (PHL 303)

Other Courses

12 hours from Art, English, Literature, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies (must be distributed in at least three fields

6 hours from Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology

Biology
Biomedical Sciences
Cellular/Molecular Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Microbiology

Biochemistry
Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry

Physics

Exams

The Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) must be completed, preferably in the fall of the year before entry into the pharmacy program.

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