University of Kentucky

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MA 137
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHE 105
CHE 111
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHE 107
CHE 113
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHE 230
CHE 231
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHE 232
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 148
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 152
BIO 315
Microbiology 1 course BIO 208
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course PGY 206
General Physics 1 course PHY 211
Statistics 1 course STA 296
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree CIS 110
WRD 110
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.