Pharmacy - Preprofessional
Course requirements for the Doctor of Pharmacy include the preprofessional 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.
About This Major
- College: Pharmacy
- Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy (after completion of professional courses)
- Hours for the Degree: 72 in the preprofessional curriculum; 146 in the professional curriculum
- Minor: No
- Combined-Degree Program: Yes
- Website: www.cop.ufl.edu/studaff/programs.htm
Overview
All Doctor of Pharmacy students complete required courses and elective requirements (146 total credits for the professional curriculum and 69-72 credits in the preprofessional program).
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Equivalent critical tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students
Semester 1
- Complete CHM 1025 or CHM 2045/2045L
Semester 2
- Complete 3 additional courses of the 11 critical-tracking courses, including labs: APK 2100C and APK 2105C, BSC 2010/2010L, BSC 2011/2011L,
CHM 2045/2045L, CHM 2046/2046L,CHM 2210, CHM 2211/2211L, MAC 2311, PHY 2053/2053L, PHY 2054/2054L - 3.0 GPA on all science courses for semesters 2-5
Semester 3
- Complete 4 additional courses of the 11 critical-tracking courses, including labs (2 of the 7 courses must be CHM 2210 and APK 2100C or ZOO 3713C)
Semester 4
- Complete all 11 critical-tracking courses, including labs
- Satisfactory score on the PCAT test
- Complete the Campus Site Selection form, Personal Profile Questions, Letters of Recommendation, PharmCAS application and the UF application by February 1
- Approval of college admission committee
Semester one below may not be the first semester at the university. Semester one refers to the first semester of preprofessional science and mathematics courses. Students who already have satisfied the criteria for a particular semester will be assigned a semester to begin the tracking program. Critical-tracking courses should be completed in the semester indicated. Preprofessional courses are followed by an asterisk (*).
Recommended semester plan
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) or CHM 1025 Introduction to Chemistry (2) * | 2-4 |
| BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Integrated Principles of Biology 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-B) * | 4 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Trigonometry | 4 |
| Total | 13-15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) or CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) * | 4 |
| BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (3) and Integrated Principles of Biology 2 Laboratory (1) (GE-B) * | 4 |
| MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 * | 4 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Summer | Credits |
| ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (recommended, not required) (both GE-S) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (1) (alternative path only) | 4 |
| Total | 10 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry 1 * | 3 |
| APK 2100C Applied Human Anatomy or ZOO 3713C Functional Vertebrate Anatomy * | 4 |
| PHY 2053 and 2053L Physics 1 (4) and Physics 1 Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 5 |
| SPC 2608 Introduction to Public Speaking * | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| CHM 2211 and 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 (3) and Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory (2) * | 5 |
| APK 2105C Applied Human Physiology with Laboratory (4) or PCB 4723C Physiology and Molecular Biology of Animals (5) * | 4-5 |
| PHY 2054 and 2054L Physics 2 (4) and Physics 2 Laboratory (1) (GE-P)* | 5 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 17-18 |
| Summer | Credits |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 3 |