Carthage College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 7/27/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MTH 1120
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 1010
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 1020
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 2070
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 2080
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 1110
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 1120
BIO 2400
BIO 3500
CHM 3010
Microbiology 1 course BIO 3340
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 1040
BIO 2010
BIO 3310
General Physics 1 course PHY 2100
PHY 2200
Statistics 1 course MTH 1050
MTH 3050
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENG 2060
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.