Pharmacy Prerequisites

• Grades below “C-” cannot be accepted toward completion of these requirements.  
• The preferred cumulative and science (chemistry, biology and math) grade point average (GPA) is 2.75 or higher. 
• All science courses (chemistry and biology) must include a laboratory (except biochemistry).
• All prerequisites must be completed by May of the year seeking admission into the School of Pharmacy.
• All science and math courses must be taken within 10 years of application to the School of Pharmacy.
• Exceptions to any of the above criteria will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

 

Course	Semester Hours
English (2-3 credit hrs must be English composition)	6
Economics (Micro or Macro Economics are recommended)	3
Elementary Statistics	3
Calculus	3-4
General Chemistry I & II with Lab	8
Organic Chemistry I & II with Lab	8
General Biology I & II with Labs	8
Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II with Labs	8
Microbiology with Lab	4
Biochemistry	3
Speech	3
Humanities	9