Pre-Requisite Courses | College of Pharmacy

Pre-Pharmacy Requirements

The College of Pharmacy requires that the general education requirements of the University of Utah be completed prior to beginning the PharmD Professional Program in addition to the following Pre-Pharmacy requirements.

Class	Class Code
1 Semester of Human Anatomy*	Biol 2325
1 Semester of Human Physiology*	Biol 2420
1 Year [2 Semesters] of General Chemistry with Labs	CChem 1210; 1220; 1215; and 1225
1 Year [2 Semesters] of Organic Chemistry with Labs	CChem 2310; 2320; 2315; and 2325
1 Semester of Calculus	Math 1210
1 Semester of Physics	Ph.Cs. 2010, 2110 or 2210
1 Semester of Statistics	MATH 1040 or 3070
1 Semester of Microbiology	Path 3100
1 Semester of Professional/Technical Writing or Public Speaking	Wrtg 3015 or COMM 1020

Notes

If your institution offers a combined Anatomy/Physiology course, you must complete two semesters [Anatomy/Physiology I & II] or two 4 credit quarter hours [Anatomy/Physiology I, II]
** While only one of these courses is required, we recommend taking both a technical writing course and a public speaking course, as both skill sets are very valuable for success in the PharmD program.
AP credit will only be accepted for the following courses through the College of Pharmacy only.

Calculus: 4 or 5 on either the AB or BC test waives Calculus I
Chemistry: 4 on waives CHEM 1210 only. 5 on waives CHEM 1210 & 1220
Physics: 4 or 5 on the Physics C Mechanics test waives the Physics requirement
Statistics: 4 or 5 on Statistics waives the requirement

All pre-requisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
All prerequisite courses must be completed within 10 years prior to applying.
Applicants must achieve a minimum Prerequisite GPA of 2.8
All of the pre-required core science course work and general education course work can be taken at any school in the state of Utah. If applying from out of state, look for course equivalencies for the courses listed above. If unsure if a certain course will be accepted, please contact the Pharm.D Admissions office with the course description/syllabus.
No more than three (3) of the Pre-Pharmacy required courses may be outstanding, or in progress on January 1st of the year you are applying. If attending an institution with a quarter system, than no more than four (4) pending courses.
Courses accepted by the University of Utah are not automatically accepted by the College of Pharmacy Admissions Committee in fulfillment of pharmacy prerequisites.
If the student is applying with a Bachelor's Degree, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is also required for admission. However, the Admissions Committee will review any application with a GPA between a 2.75 and a 3.0. If an applicant's GPA is below a 3.0 the final decision of acceptance will be made by the Graduate School.

Courses Equivalency Completed in Utah

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Courses * Preferred Course	University of Utah	BYU	BYU-Idaho	Dixie	SLCC	Snow	South. Utah	Utah State	Utah Valley	Weber	West-minster
Human Anatomy	BIOL 2325	PDBIO 220	BIO 264	BIOL 2320	BIOL 2320	BIOL 2320	BIOL 2320	BIOL 2320	ZOOL 2320	ZOOL 2100 or HTHS 1110	BIOL 301
Human Physiology	BIOL 2420	PDBIO 305	BIO 265	BIOL 2420	BIOL 2420	BIOL 2420	BIOL 2420	BIOL 2420	ZOOL 2420	ZOOL 2200 or HTHS 1111	BIOL 307
General Chemistry I	CHEM 1210	CHEM 105	CHEM 105	CHEM 1210	CHEM 1210	CHEM 1210	CHEM 1210	CHEM 1210	CHEM 1210	CHEM 1210	CHEM 111
General Chemistry Lab I	CHEM 1215	CHEM 105	CHEM 105L	CHEM 1215	CHEM 1215	CHEM 1215	CHEM 1215	CHEM 1215	CHEM 1215	CHEM 1210	CHEM 111
General Chemistry II	CHEM 1220	CHEM 106	CHEM 106	CHEM 1220	CHEM 1220	CHEM 1220	CHEM 1220	CHEM 1220	CHEM 1220	CHEM 1220	CHEM 112
General Chemistry Lab II	CHEM 1225	CHEM 107	CHEM 106L	CHEM 1225	CHEM 1225	CHEM 1225	CHEM 1225	CHEM 1225	CHEM 1225	CHEM 1220	CHEM 112
Organic Chemistry I	CHEM 2310	CHEM 351	CHEM 351	CHEM 2310	CHEM 2310	CHEM 2310	CHEM 2310	CHEM 2310	CHEM 2310	CHEM 2310	CHEM 303
Organic Chemistry Lab I	CHEM 2315	CHEM 353	CHEM 351L	CHEM 2315	CHEM 2315	CHEM 2315	CHEM 2315	CHEM 2315	CHEM 2315	CHEM 2315	CHEM 303
Organic Chemistry II	CHEM 2320	CHEM 352	CHEM 352	CHEM 2320	CHEM 2320	CHEM 2320	CHEM 2320	CHEM 2320	CHEM 2320	CHEM 2320	CHEM 304
Organic Chemistry Lab II	CHEM 2325	CHEM 353	CHEM 352L	CHEM 2325	CHEM 2325	CHEM 2325	CHEM 2325	CHEM 2325	CHEM 2325	CHEM 2325	CHEM 304
Intro Statistics/Probability or Intro Statistical Inference	MATH 1040 or MATH 1070	STAT 121	MATH 221	MATH 1040	MATH 1040	MATH 1040	MATH 1040	STAT 1040	STAT 1040	MATH 1040	MATH 150
Calculus I	MATH 1210	MATH 112	MATH 112	MATH 1210	MATH 1210	MATH 1210	MATH 1210	MATH 1210	MATH 1210	MATH 1210	MATH 201
Medical Microbiology	PATH 3100	MMBIO 221	BIO 221	BIOL 2060	BIOL 2060	BIOL 2060	BIOL 2060	BIOL 3300	MICR 2060	MICR 2054	BIOL 111
General Physics I or Gen Physics with Calculus I	PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2110	PHSCS 105 or PHSCS 121*	PH 105 or PH 121*	PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2210*	PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2210*	PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2210*	PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2210*	PHYS 2110 or PHYS 2210*	PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2210*	PHYS 2010 or PHYS 2210*	PHYS 151 or PHYS 211*
Professional/Tech Writing or Principles of Public Speaking	WRTG 3015 or COMM 1020	ENGL 316 or STDEV 150	ENG 316 or COMM 102	ENGL 2100 or COMM 1020	ENGL 2100 or COMM 1020	ENGL 2010 or COMM 1020	ENGL 2010 or COMM 1010	ENGL 2010 or CMST 1020	ENGL 2310 or COMM 1020	ENGL 2100 or COMM 1020	ENGL 105 or SPCH 1111

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