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-201 | Molecules to Cells | 3 credits |
BIO-201L | Molecules to Cells Lab | 1 credit |
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BIO-210L | Molecules to Cells Research-Based Lab | 1 credit |
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BIO-202 | Organismal Biology | 3 credits |
BIO-202L | Organismal Biology Lab | 1 credit |
BIO-224 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 credits |
BIO-224L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 credit |
BIO-225 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 credits |
BIO-225L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 1 credit |
BIO-360 | Microbiology | 3 credits |
BIO-360L | Microbiology Lab | 1 credit |
Chemistry (19 credits)
CHE-141 | General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
CHE-141L | General Chemistry Laboratory I | 1 credit |
CHE-142 | General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
CHE-142L | General Chemistry Laboratory II | 1 credit |
CHE-301 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
CHE-301L | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 credit |
CHE-302 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 credits |
CHE-302L | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 credit |
CHE-412 | Biochemistry | 3 credits |
Physics (4 credits)
Complete either General or Analytical Physics. Please note that Analytical Physics requires MAT-175 as a prerequisite.
PHY-231 | General Physics I | 3 credits |
PHY-231L | General Physics I Lab | 1 credit |
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PHY-271 | Analytical Physics I | 3 credits |
PHY-271L | Analytical Physics I Lab | 1 credit |