Northern Michigan University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MA 161
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH 111
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH 112
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH 315
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH 325
General Biology I 1 course and lab BI 100
BI 111
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BI 112
BI 312
Microbiology 1 course BI 203
BI 303
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BI 104
BI 207
General Physics 1 course PH 201
PH 220
Statistics 1 course MA 371
DATA 109
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree EN 103
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.