Oakland University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MTH 1554
MTH 4552
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 1440 & 1470
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 1450 & 1480
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 2340 & 2370
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 2350
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 1200
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 1300
BIO 3232
BIO 3400
Microbiology 1 course BIO 3500
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 2600
BIO 3620
General Physics 1 course PHY 1010
PHY 1510
Statistics 1 course STA 2221
STA 4227
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree WRT 1050
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.