Michigan State University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course LB 118
MTH 132
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CEM 141 & 161
CEM 151 & 161
CEM 181H & 185H
LB 171 & 171L
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CEM 142 & 162
CEM 152 & 162
CEM 182H & 186H
LB 172 & 172L
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CEM 251
CEM 351
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CEM 252 & 255
CEM 352 & 355
General Biology I 1 course and lab BS 161 & 171
BS 181H & 191H
BS 182H & 192H
LB 144 & 145
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BMB 200
BMB 401
BMB 461
BMB 528
BMB 801
Microbiology 1 course MMG 301
MMG 365
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course PSL 210
PSL 310
PSL 431
General Physics 1 course PHY 183
PHY 231
PHY 233B
PHY 241
LB 273
Statistics 1 course STT 200
STT 201
STT 231
STT 351
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree WRA 1004
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.