Triton College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MAT 137
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 140
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 141
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 234
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 235
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIS 150
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIS 151
Microbiology 1 course BIS 222
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIS 240
General Physics 1 course PHY 101
PHY 107
Statistics 1 course MAT 170
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree RHT 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.