Luther College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH140
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM151
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM152
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM241
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM242
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO114
BIO151
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO152
BIO201
BIO363
BIO364
Microbiology 1 course BIO190
BIO243
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO116
BIO225
General Physics 1 course PHYS151
Statistics 1 course MATH115
BIO256
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENG110
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.