Standard Curriculum for Pre-Pharmacy Scholars Program
Required Science Courses
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| BIOL 301 and 302 |
Anatomy & Physiology |
8 |
BIOL 130 and
BIOL 215 or BIOL 224 |
General Biology with Lab |
8 |
| BIOL 331 |
Microbiology for Majors |
4 |
| CHEM 101 and 102 |
General Chemistry |
8 |
| CHEM 201 and 202 |
Organic Chemistry |
8 |
| PHSC 201 |
Physics I |
4 |
| NSCI 220 |
Research (Statistics) |
3 |
Required Math Courses*
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| MATH 123 |
Pre-calculus |
4 |
| MATH 201 |
Calculus |
4 |
*Actual math requirement is 6 credits
Other Required Courses
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| BUSI 201 or BUSI 202 |
Economics |
3 |
| NSCI 333, HIST 212, HIST 251, or HIST 252 |
History |
3 |
| COMM 101 and COMM 102 |
English Composition |
6 |
| PSYC 101 or SOCI 101 |
Intro to Psych or Sociology |
3 |
Total required courses equal 65 credits.
Academic Schedule
Typical First Year
| FALL SEMESTER |
SPRING SEMESTER |
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
Course |
Title |
Credits |
| UNIV 101 |
Orientation to University |
1 |
UNIV 102 |
The University Experience |
1 |
SSCI 105 or
HUMN 101 |
FYE Course |
3 |
SSCI or HUMN |
FYE Course |
3 |
| MATH 123 |
Pre-calculus |
4 |
MATH 201 |
Calculus |
4 |
| BIOL 130 |
Biological Science |
4 |
CHEM 102 |
Gen. Chemistry II |
4 |
| CHEM 101 |
General Chemistry |
4 |
BIOL 224 |
Zoology |
4 |
| NSCI 220 |
Statistics in Research |
3 |
PSYC 101 or
BUSI 201
|
Intro to Psych or
Microeconomics |
3 |
Typical Second Year
| FALL SEMESTER |
SPRING SEMESTER |
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
Course |
Title |
Credits |
| CHEM 201 |
Organic Chemistry I |
4 |
CHEM 202 |
Organic Chem. II |
4 |
| BIOL 301 |
Anatomy& Phys. I |
4 |
BIOL 302 |
Anatomy Phys. II |
4 |
| PHSC 201 |
Intro to Physics I |
4 |
PHSC 202 |
Intro to Physics II |
4 |
| BIOL 331 |
Microbiology for Majors |
4 |
NSCI 345 |
Issues in Medicine |
3 |
BASK 101 or
BUSI 201 |
Intro to Psychology or Microeconomics |
3 |
NSCI 333 |
History of Science |
3 |
- SSCI 105 and HUMN 101 fulfill the requirement for English Composition I and II
- BUSI 202 can be substituted for BUSI 201
- SOCI 101 can be substituted for PSYC 101
- NSCI 333, HIST 252, 211, or 212 can be substituted for HIST 251
- PHSC 202 is not a requirement for pre-pharmacy but is a requirement for a biology or chemistry degree
Deviations from the Curriculum
- The prescribed course work for admittance to the School of Pharmacy allows for no electives. There will be cases in which freshmen will need to take additional course work such as Welch Colleagues, students with choir scholarships, etc. To stay in sequence these students must take these courses in addition to the Scholar courses.
- Students may receive credit for AP courses completed in high school. Acceptance of an AP course for credit will be determined by the registrar. Students receiving AP credit may require additional coursework to maintain full time status.
- Students in their first year will be allowed to withdraw from a course and repeat that course over the summer between their first and second year. Students in the second year will only be allowed to complete the curriculum during the summer between their second year of undergraduate work and first year of pharmacy school at the discretion of the School of Pharmacy. Scholars will not, however, be allowed to take organic chemistry or anatomy and physiology during the summer sessions.
- Changes in the requirements will be at the discretion of the School of Pharmacy.