Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 1400
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 1061
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 1062
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 2061
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 2062
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 1106
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 1107
BIOL 2202
BIOL 2208
CHEM 2090
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 1900
BIOL 2201
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 2113 **
General Physics 1 course PHYS 1317
PHYS 1327
Statistics 1 course MATH 1114
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 1120
ENGL 1121
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.
** BIOL 2114 is also recommended if taking BIOL 2113.