Normandale Community College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 1510
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 1061
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 1062
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 2061
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 2062
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 1501
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 1502
BIOL 2205
BIOL 2207
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 2043
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 2042
General Physics 1 course PHYS 1110
Statistics 1 course MATH 1080
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGC 1101
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.