Harper College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MTH 200
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 121
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 122
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 204
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 205
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 104
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 115
Microbiology 1 course BIO 230
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 261
General Physics 1 course PHY 110
Statistics 1 course MTH 165
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENG 101
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.