Iowa State University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 1600
MATH 1650
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 1770 & 1770L
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 1780 & 1780L
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 3310 & 3310L
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 3320 & 3320L
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 2110 & 2110L
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 2120
BBMB 4040
Microbiology 1 course MICRO 3100
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 3350
General Physics 1 course PHYS 1150
PHYS 1310
PHYS 2310
Statistics 1 course STAT 1010
STAT 1040
STAT 2010
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 1500
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.