Pre-Pharmacy Course Requirements for the Doctor of Pharmacy

Read the sections describing general education requirements. Pre-pharmacy students are expected to fulfill these requirements.

Critical Tracking Criteria

Course requirements for the Doctor of Pharmacy include the pre-professional curriculum and four years of professional preparation. Courses and clerkships in the professional curricula are revised periodically to meet pharmacy education standards. Current information on the curriculum can be obtained from the Office for Student Affairs in the College of Pharmacy.

All Doctor of Pharmacy students complete required courses and elective requirements (146 total credits for the professional curriculum and 69-72 credits in the pre-professional program).

Critical Tracking Criteria

Please note that the semester one label may not be the first semester at the university. Semester one refers to the first semester of pre-professional science and mathematics courses. Students who already have satisfied the criteria for a particular semester will be assigned an appropriate semester to begin the tracking program. Critical tracking courses are bolded in the semester plans and should be completed in the semester indicated. Pre-professional courses are preceeded by an asterick (*).

FRESHMAN YEAR

Semester 1 - Fall	Credits
English Composition (GE)	3
*CHM 2045, 2045L General Chemistry I and Lab (GE-P)(or take CHM 2040, 3 cr.)	4
*BSC 2010, 2010L Biological Sciences I and Lab (GE-B)	4
MAC 1147 Pre-calculus	4
Total	15

Critical Tracking Criteria:

Complete either Introduction to General Chemistry (CHM 2040) or General Chemistry I and the lab (CHM 2041/2045L or CHM 2045/2045L)

Semester 2 - Spring
Humanities (GE-H, I)	3
*CHM 2046, 2046L General Chemistry II and Lab (GE-P) (or take CHM 2041 + 2045L, 4 cr.)	4
*BSC 2011, 2011L Biological Sciences II and Lab (GE-B)	4
*MAC 2233 Calculus I (3) Or MAC 2311 Analytical Geometry and Calculus (4)	3-4
Total	14-15

Critical Tracking Criteria:

Complete a minimum of four pre-professional courses

Science and math grade point average greater than or equal to 3.00

MAC 2233 and 2311 require the SAT II math level II-C. MAC 2311 is required for many science majors. Consult your adviser.

Summer Semester
ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 Economics (GE-S)	3
Preferred social science general education course
Humanities (GE-H, I)	3
CHM 2046, 2046L General Chemistry 2 and Lab (alternative path only)	4
Total	10

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Semester 3 - Fall	Credits
*CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I	3
*PET 2320 Anatomy & Physiology I	4
*PHY 2004 Applied Physics I (GE-P) Or PHY 2053 General Physics I (4) (GE-P)	3-4
*SPC 2600 Public Speaking	3
Total	13 -14

Critical tracking Criteria:

Complete a minimum of eight pre-professional courses

Complete CHM 2210

Complete PET 2320 or ZOO 3713C

PCAT composite percentile score greater than or equal to 80 (subset scores should be consistent in the competitive range)

Science and math grade point average greater than or equal to 3.00

Semester 4-Spring	Credits
*CHM 2211¹, 2211L Organic Chem II & Lab	5
*PET 2350C Anatomy & Physiology II or PCB 4723C Animal Physiology	4-5
*PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 (GE-P) Or PHY 2054 Physics II (4) (GE-P)	3-4
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE)	3
Total	15-17

Note: PHY 2053 and 2054 are required for many science majors. These are the preferred physics courses.

Critical Tracking Criteria:

Complete remaining pre-professional courses

Complete two letters of recommendation, personal profile form, and essays. These forms will be sent to students with competitive credentials. The completed packet must be returned to the Office for Student Affairs by March 15.

Science and math grade point average greater than or equal to 3.00

Approval of the College of Pharmacy Admissions Committee.

Summer Semester
Humanities (GE-H, I)	3
Total	3

1 Optional: If CHM 2210 and CHM 2211, 2211L have been completed prior to the summer semester before entry into the professional curriculum, it is recommended that the student take BCH 4024 Biochemistry during that summer semester. If students do not take BCH 4024 in the summer semester preceding the four years of professional coursework, they are allowed to take it in the fall semester of the first professional year.

NOTE: Calculation of the science and math GPA does not include CHM 2040, Introduction to General Chemistry or SPC 2600, Public Speaking. Refer to the section on calculating the science and math GPA.