St. Olaf College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 120
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 121
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 123
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 247
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 248
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 150
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 227
BIO 324
BIO 364
Microbiology 1 course BIO 231
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 266
BIO 243
General Physics 1 course PHYS 124
Statistics 1 course STAT 212
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree WRIT 120
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.