Rock Valley College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MTH 135
MTH 211
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 120
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 130
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 220
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 230
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 201
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 202
Microbiology 1 course BIO 274
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 185
BIO 281
General Physics 1 course PHYS 201
PHYS 202
Statistics 1 course MTH 220
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENG 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.