Briar Cliff University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 6/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 217 Calculus 1
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry 1
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 112 Principles of Chemistry 2
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 337 Organic Chemistry 1
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 338 Organic Chemistry 2
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 151 General Biology 1
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 152 General Biology 2
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 239 Introduction to Microbiology
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 221 Anatomy and Physiology 1
General Physics 1 course PHYS 121 Basic Physics 1
Statistics 1 course MATH 200 Elementary Statistics
MATH 407 Mathematical Statistics
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 110 Introduction to Literature
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.