Approved PharmD Prerequisites
Last updated: 10/2025
| Prerequisite | Requirement | Approved Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Calculus | 1 course | MATH 131 |
| General Chemistry I | 1 course and lab | CHEM 105 |
| General Chemistry II | 1 course and lab | CHEM 107 |
| Organic Chemistry I | 1 course and lab | CHEM 220 |
| Organic Chemistry II | 1 course and lab | CHEM 222 CHEM 232 |
| General Biology I | 1 course and lab | BIOL 120 |
| General Biology II or Advanced Biology * |
1 course | BIOL 121 BIOL 244 BIOL 373 CHEM 350 |
| Microbiology | 1 course | BIOL 350 |
| Human or Comparative Physiology |
1 course | BIOL 372 |
| General Physics | 1 course | PHYS 111 PHYS 121 |
| Statistics | 1 course | MATH 128 MATH 221 MATH 321 BUAD 228 SSCI 224 |
| English Composition / Written Communication | 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree | Any course that satisfies SNC’s Writing Intensive CORE Requirement |
| 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.