University of Illinois – Chicago

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 165
MATH 170
MATH 180
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 122 & 124
CHEM 116
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 123 & 125
CHEM 118
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 222
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 223 & 224
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOS 110
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course and lab BIOS 120
Microbiology 1 course BIOS 350
BIOS 351
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course KN 251
KN 253
General Physics 1 course PHYS 131
PHYS 141
Statistics 1 course STAT 101
STAT 130
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 160
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.