Wartburg College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MA 251 & 252
MA 400
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH 113
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH 114
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH 211
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH 212
General Biology I 1 course and lab BI 101
BI 151
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BI 152
BI 211
BI 221
CH 160
Microbiology 1 course BI 305
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course EXS 202
EXS 217 **
General Physics 1 course PHY 101
PHY 203
Statistics 1 course MA 214
MA 313
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree EN 115
EN 150
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.
** EXS 218 is also recommended if taking EXS 217.