Pre-Pharmacy

Students are strongly encouraged to research the pre-requisites required for admission into selected pharmacy schools and supplement the above curriculum accordingly. This program is not a major.

Departmental Requirements

Pre-Pharmacy students must complete 73 semester hours of courses with a grade of “C” or better, which include a minimum of 20 hours of biology and chemistry at the 200 level or above and 8 hours of physics courses.

Objectives

The objectives of the pre pharmacy program are to:

1. Provide the prerequisite courses for admission into the pharmacy program; and,
2. Prepare students interested in the pharmacy program for the courses they will encounter in the PharmD curriculum.

Career Opportunities

A PharmD degree prepares students to work in chain drug stores, corporate community settings such as a hospital pharmacy, an independent pharmacist in their own business, pharmaceutical industry, conduct research and educational institutions.