Prerequisites

To be eligible for admission to the Pharm.D. program, applicants must complete a minimum of 62 semester credits of pre-pharmacy study in an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicants must achieve a minimum cumulative, science and last 45 semester credit GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, and have received a grade of "C" or better in all prerequisite courses. While a bachelor's degree is not required in order to apply to the PharmD program, it can make an application more competitive. It is recommended that all required coursework be completed within seven calendar years of the time of application to the program, especially for science courses.

Biological Sciences - min. 19 semester credits or 29 quarter credits

General Biology w/labs - 8 semester credits (12 qtr credits)
Microbiology (lab not required) - 3 semester credits (4 qtr credits)
Anatomy and Physiology w/labs - 8 semester credits (12 qtr credits)

Prefer: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology; year long series; courses to be taken at the same institution. Combined A&P courses accepted.

Chemistry - min. 16 semester credits or 24 quarter credits

General Chemistry w/labs - 8 semester credits (12 qrt credits)
Organic Chemistry w/labs - 8 semester credits (12 qtr credits)

Physics - 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits

General or upper-level Physics w/lab - 3 semester credits (4 qrt credits)

Mathematics - 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits

Must include Calculus - 3 semester credits (4 qrt credits)

English - 6 semester credits or 8 quarter credits

Must include English composition - 3 semester credits (3 qrt credits)
Other English - 3 semester credits (5 qrt credits)

Including: Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, Poetry, etc

Speech - 3 semester credits or 3 quarter credits

May include Speech, Communication, Debate - 3 semester credits (3 qrt credits)

Psychology - 3 semester credits or 3 quarter credits

Must inldue Intro or Abnormal psychology - 3 semester credits (3 qrt credits)

Economics - 3 semester credits or 3 quarter credits

Must include Micro or Macro - 3 semester credits (3 qrt credits)

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 semester credits or 3 quarter credits

May include Anthropology, Government, Human Development, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology - 3 semester hours (3 qrt hrs)

Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 semester credits or 3 quarter credits

May include Geography, History, Religion, Philosophy, Literature, Performance, Visual Arts, Drama - 3 semester hours (3 qrt hrs)

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