Ohio State University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 6/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 1151
MATH 1156
MATH 1161
MATH 1181
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 2510 & 2540
CHEM 2610 & 2540
CHEM 2901H, 2920H, & 2940H
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 2520 & 2550
CHEM 2620 & 2550
CHEM 2920H & 2950H
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 1220
CHEM 1620
CHEM 1920H
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 1220
CHEM 1620
CHEM 1920H
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOLOGY 1101
BIOLOGY 1110
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology 7
1 course BIOLOGY 1113
Microbiology 1 course MICROBIOL 4000
MICROBIOL 4100
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course EEO 2520
EST 2520
PHARM 3100
PCB 3200
General Physics 1 course PHYSICS 1200
PHYSICS 1210
PHYSICS 1240
PHYSICS 1250
Statistics 1 course STAT 1350
STAT 2450
STAT 2480
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGLISH 1110
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.