Pre-Pharmacy

Pharmacy is included among those fields of a professional nature in which preparatory work can be taken at a four-year liberal arts college. Application for admission to a school of pharmacy may be made either as a transfer student, or after having earned a degree from St. Catherine’s. In either case, you must complete a series of specific prerequisite courses to be eligible for admission. While prerequisite requirements vary in detail, all emphasize course work in the natural sciences. However, because pharmacy schools do not require a specific academic major for admission, you may complete these prerequisite courses as part of an undergraduate program that includes any major of your choosing.

The prerequisite courses that are often required for admission to pharmacy school include:

BIOL 1210 General Biology
BIOL 2200 or BIOL 3210 Microbiology
BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy or BIOL 3120 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BIOL 2520 Human Physiology or BIOL 3140 Comparative Animal Physiology
CHEM 1110, 1120 General Chemistry
CHEM 2010, 2020 Organic Chemistry
COMM 1030 Speaking to Lead and Influence
ECON 2610 Microeconomics
MATH 1130 Calculus I
PHYS 1080, 1090 Health Science Physics
PSYC 1001 General Psychology
SOCI 1000 Principles and Concepts of Sociology
English Composition (2 courses, ENGL 3060, ENGL 4000)

For further information, contact Dr. Patricia Dunlop of the Chemistry Department.

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