University of Washington – Seattle

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 6/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 124
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 142
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 152 & 162
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 237 & 241
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 238, 239 & 242
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 180
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 200 & 220
Microbiology 1 course MICROM 301
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 118
BIOL 350
BIOL 467
General Physics 1 course PHYS 121
Statistics 1 course STAT 220
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 121
ENGL 131
ENGL 199
ENGL 299
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.