Alverno College

Approved PharmD Prerequisites

Last updated: 7/25/2023

Prerequisite Requirement Approved Courses
Calculus 1 course MT-152
General Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH-213 & 213L
General Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH-234 & 234L
Organic Chemistry I 1 course and lab CH-221 & 221L
Organic Chemistry II 1 course and lab CH-322 & 322L
General Biology I 1 course and lab BI-221 & 221L
General Biology II
or Advanced Biology *
1 course BI-222
BI-325
BI-361
BI-425
CH-328
Microbiology 1 course BI-251
Human or Comparative
Physiology
1 course BI-231
General Physics 1 course PH-231
PH-241
Statistics 1 course BSC-257
MT-256
English Composition / Written Communication 1 course or U.S. bachelor’s degree Complete the Communication Seminar 1 req
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.