Idaho State University Doctor of Pharmacy Dual Degree Program (BA/Pharm.D.)
The College of Idaho cooperative program in pharmacy is a dual degree program in collaboration with Idaho State University (ISU). Under ordinary circumstances, students will attend The College of Idaho for three years and then enter the ISU Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program for the next four years. When students have successfully completed the first two years of the ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program, they will be granted a Bachelor of Arts degree from The College of Idaho. When they successfully complete the final two years of the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum, they will receive a Pharm.D. from ISU.
Entrance into the ISU program is competitive. ISU has offered up to two admission seats to competitive College of Idaho students each year. Applicants must have a minimum average GPA of 3.0 to apply to the program, but the average for admission is 3.65. Applicants must apply to the ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program by the application deadline of February 1 of the year in which they intend to begin the program. Due to the competitive nature of this program, students are strongly advised to pursue a complementary major or course of study along with the program prerequisites.
During their coursework at The College of Idaho, students will be required to complete 93 credits, including a major and minors in all four Peaks, in addition to all of the prerequisite courses for the Pharm.D. program. Please note that ISU only accepts a maximum of 8 credits in religion; therefore, the Religious Studies minor is not a viable option to fulfill the Humanities and Fine Arts Peak. The Biomedical Science major is recommended since there is a large degree of overlap between this major and the pharmacy prerequisites. It is possible that some of the biomedical science requirements can be satisfied by courses taken in the pharmacy program. (This must be pre-approved.) Prospective pharmacy students should consult the Idaho State University Pharm.D. website for the most up-to-date information. The following is a general list of prerequisites, subject to revision:
Program Prerequisites
Biology (24 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-330 | Cell Biology | 3 credits |
| BIO-330L | Cell Biology 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 |
Economics and Mathematics (10 credits)
| ECN-200 | Principles of Economics | 3 credits |
| MAT-150 | Applied Calculus: A Modeling Approach | 4 credits |
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| MAT-125 | Data Analysis and Statistics | 3 credits |
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| MAT-212 | Multiple Regression Analysis | 3 credits |
Physics (4 credits)
| 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 |