Concordia University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 2010
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 1414
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 1424
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 2414
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 2424
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 1401
BIO 1501
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 1402
BIO 1502
BIO 3200
BIO 3400
CHEM 3214
Microbiology 1 course BIO 1600
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 1801 **
General Physics 1 course PHY 1514
PHY 1714
Statistics 1 course MATH 2050
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENG 1040
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.
** BIO 1802 is also recommended if taking BIO 1801.