University of Washington

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 11/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 124
MATH 134
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 142, 152, & 162 *
CHEM 143
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 142, 152, & 162 *
CHEM 153
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 237, 238, 239, 241, 242 **
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 237, 238, 239, 241, 242 **
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 180
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology ***
1 course BIOL 200
Microbiology 1 course MICROM 301
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course P BIO 375 ****
P BIO 505 ****
General Physics 1 course PHYS 114
PHYS 121
Statistics 1 course STAT 220
STAT 311
Q SCI 381
BIOST 310
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree ENGL 131
ENGL 281
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

Completion of the full-year general chemistry series satisfies both requirements together.
** Completion of the full-year organic chemistry series satisfies both requirements together.
*** Advanced Biology includes biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, or molecular biology.
**** A second semester of physiology is also recommended: P BIO 376 if taking P BIO 375, or P BIO 506 if taking P BIO 505.