Loyola University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 131
MATH 161
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 101 & 111
CHEM 105
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 102 & 112
CHEM 106
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 221
CHEM 223 & 225
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 222
CHEM 224 & 226
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 101 & 111
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 102 & 112
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 302
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 414
BIOL 452
General Physics 1 course PHYS 111
PHYS 121
PHYS 125
Statistics 1 course MATH 305
STAT 103
STAT 203
STAT 304
STAT 305
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree UCWR 110
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.