Minnesota State University Mankato

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 6/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 121
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 201
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 202
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 322
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 324 & 325
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 105
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 106
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 270
BIOL 475
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 310
BIOL 330
BIOL 431
General Physics 1 course PHYS 211
PHYS 221
Statistics 1 course MATH 354
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 101
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.