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Pre-Pharmacy Specialization

Completion of this specialization, along with introductory biology and chemistry sequences, will fulfill the core prerequisite science courses for pharmacy programs; however, each school has its own list of required courses. Students should check each school of interest for specific requirements. In addition to the science courses, most pharmacy schools require or recommend a year of writing-focused courses (FYS plus one English course), a year of math (statistics and calculus), social sciences, and an economics class. Please see the C of I/ISU cooperative program in pharmacy here for details on admission to the ISU pharmacy school. Please note that BIO-330 Cell Biology is highly recommended as a prerequisite for CHE-412 Biochemistry.

Requirements

43 credits

Biology (20 credits)

BIO-201Molecules to Cells

3 credits
BIO-201LMolecules to Cells Lab

1 credit
-or
BIO-210LMolecules to Cells Research-Based Lab

1 credit
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BIO-202Organismal Biology

3 credits
BIO-202LOrganismal Biology Lab

1 credit
BIO-224Human Anatomy and Physiology I

3 credits
BIO-224LHuman Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

1 credit
BIO-225Human Anatomy and Physiology II

3 credits
BIO-225LHuman Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

1 credit
BIO-360Microbiology

3 credits
BIO-360LMicrobiology Lab

1 credit

Chemistry (19 credits)

CHE-141General Chemistry I

3 credits
CHE-141LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory I

1 credit
CHE-142General Chemistry II

3 credits
CHE-142LGeneral Chemistry Laboratory II

1 credit
CHE-301Organic Chemistry I

3 credits
CHE-301LOrganic Chemistry I Lab

1 credit
CHE-302Organic Chemistry II

3 credits
CHE-302LOrganic Chemistry II Lab

1 credit
CHE-412Biochemistry

3 credits

Physics (4 credits)

Complete either General or Analytical Physics. Please note that Analytical Physics requires MAT-175 as a prerequisite.
PHY-231General Physics I

3 credits
PHY-231LGeneral Physics I Lab

1 credit
-or
PHY-271Analytical Physics I

3 credits
PHY-271LAnalytical Physics I Lab

1 credit