Pennsylvania State University

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 12/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 140
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 110 & 111
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 112 & 113
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 210 & 213
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 212 & 213
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 110
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 222
BIO 230W
BMB 251
Microbiology 1 course MICRB 201
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 141
BIOL 161 **
BIOL 472
General Physics 1 course PHYS 211
Statistics 1 course STAT 200
STAT 250
STAT 319
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 15
ENGL 202C
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.
** BIOL 163 is also recommended if taking BIOL 161.