Washington University in St. Louis

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 10/2025

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MATH 1510
MATH 1515
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 1601 & 1751
CHEM 1701 & 1751
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 1602 & 1752
CHEM 1702 & 1752
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CHEM 2561
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CHEM 2562
General Biology I 1 course and lab BIOL 2960
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BIOL 2970
BIOL 3240
CHEM 4810
Microbiology 1 course BIOL 3490
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BIOL 3280
General Physics 1 course PHYSICS 1551
PHYSICS 1553
PHYSICS 1730
Statistics 1 course SDS 2020
SDS 3020
SDS 3030
SDS 4020
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree CWP 1501-1510
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.