Drake University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 6/2023

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 050
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 001 & 003
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 002 & 004
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 097 & 098
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 108 & 110
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 012 & 012L
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 013 & 013L
Microbiology 1 course BIO 095
BIO 103
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 129
HISTSCI 125
General Physics 1 course PHY 001
PHY 011
Statistics 1 course STAT 060
STAT 071
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree JMC 054
ENG 039
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.

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 050
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 001 & 003
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 002 & 004
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 097 & 098
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 108 & 110
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 012 & 012L
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 013 & 013L
Microbiology 1 course BIO 095
BIO 103
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 129
HISTSCI 125
General Physics 1 course PHY 001
PHY 011
Statistics 1 course STAT 060
STAT 071
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree JMC 054
ENG 039
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.