University of South Florida

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 04/2026

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MAC 2311
MAC 2233
MAC 2241
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 2045 & 2045L
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 2046 & 2046L
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHM 2210 & 2210L
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHM 2211 & 2211L
General Biology I 1 course and lab BSC 2010 & 2010L
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BSC 2011
BCH 3023
BCH 3053
BCH 4033
MCB 3410
PCB 3023
PCB 3063
Microbiology 1 course MCB 2000
MCB 3020
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BSC 2085**
BSC 2093C**
General Physics 1 course PHY 2053
Statistics 1 course STA 2023
STA 2122
PSY 3204
QMB 2100
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENC 1101
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.
** BSC 2086 or BSC 2094C is also recommended if taking BSC 2085 or BSC 2093C, respectively.