Approved PharmD Prerequisites
Last updated: 8/2023
| Prerequisite | Requirement | Approved Courses | 
|---|---|---|
| Calculus | 1 course | MATH 2A | 
| General Chemistry I | 1 course and lab | CHEM 1A & Lab | 
| General Chemistry II | 1 course and lab | CHEM 1B, 1C, & Labs | 
| Organic Chemistry I | 1 course and lab | CHEM 51A & Lab | 
| Organic Chemistry II | 1 course and lab | CHEM 51B, 51C, & Labs | 
| General Biology I | 1 course and lab | BIO SCI 93 & 94 | 
| General Biology II or Advanced Biology *  | 
1 course | BIO SCI 97 BIO SCI 98 BIO SCI 99 BIO SCI D103  | 
| Microbiology | 1 course | BIO SCI M122 BIO SCI 285 M&MG 210A  | 
| Human or Comparative Physiology  | 
1 course | BIO SCI E109 | 
| General Physics | 1 course | PHYSICS 3A PHYSICS 7C  | 
| Statistics | 1 course | STATS 7 STATS 8  | 
| English Composition / Written Communication | 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree | HUMAN 1AS HUMAN 1BES WRITING 45 WRITING 139W  | 
| General Elective Coursework in Social Science, Communication, Humanities, Foreign Language, or Diversity Studies | 4 courses (12 credits minimum) or U.S. bachelor’s degree  | 
General Elective Coursework in Social Science, Communication, Humanities, Foreign Language, or Diversity Studies | 
| Additional Elective Coursework | 72 total credits of college-level coursework required | Additional Coursework | 
* Advanced Biology includes biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, or molecular biology.