University of Texas – Austin

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 6/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course M 403K
M 408C
M 408K
M 408N
M 408S
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH 301 & 204
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH 302
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH 320M & 220C
CH 328M & 128L
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH 320N
CH 328N
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIO 311C & 206L
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIO 311D & 206L
Microbiology 1 course BIO 326R
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIO 365S
BIO 361T
General Physics 1 course PHY 302K
PHY 303K
PHY 317K
PS 303
Statistics 1 course M 316
M 378K
SDS 378
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree RHE 306
RHE 310
RHE 325M
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.