Ferris State University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 216
MATH 220
MATH 430
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 121
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 122
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 321
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 322
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 121
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 122
BIOL 373
BIOL 375
BIOL 470
BIOL 474
CHEM 324
CHEM 364
CHEM 474
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 108
BIOL 286
BIOL 386
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 252
BIOL 321
General Physics 1 course PHYS 211
PHYS 241
Statistics 1 course MATH 251
MATH 414
STQM 260
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 250
ENGL 311
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.