University of St. Thomas

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 8/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 113
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 111
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 112
CHEM 115 (satisfies gen chem I & II)
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 201
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 202
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 105
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 207
BIOL 368
BIOL 371
CHEM 440
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 256
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 349
General Physics 1 course PHYS 109
PHYS 211
Statistics 1 course MATH 303
STAT 220
STAT 314
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 121
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.