Oakton Community College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MAT 180
MAT 250
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 121
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 122
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 221
CHM 223
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 222
CHM 224
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 121
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 104
BIO 122
CHM 229
Microbiology 1 course BIO 251
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 114
BIO 231
General Physics 1 course PHY 221
Statistics 1 course MAT 131
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree EGL 101
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.