Metropolitan State University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 208
MATH 210
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 111 & 111L
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 112 & 112L
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 231 & 231L
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 332 & 332L
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 111
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 112
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 225 (Formerly HBIO 205)
BIOL 330
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 322
BIOL 221
General Physics 1 course PHYS 111
PHYS 211
Statistics 1 course STAT 201
STAT 321
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree WRIT 231
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.