Northern Illinois University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 229
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 210
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 211
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 336
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 339
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOS 103
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOS 202
BIOS 487
Microbiology 1 course BIOS 313
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOS 355
BIOS 357
General Physics 1 course PHYS 150
Statistics 1 course STAT 100
STAT 200
STAT 300
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 103
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.