Butler University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 6/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MA 106
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH 105
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH 106
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH 351
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH 352
General Biology I 1 course and lab BI 105
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BI 210
BI 423
BI 433
BI 435
CH 362
Microbiology 1 course BI 438
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BI 411
General Physics 1 course PH 107
PH 201
PH 202
Statistics 1 course MA 162
MA 359
MA 369
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree EN 201
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.