Pre-Pharmacy Suggested Program of Study

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The following lists the required courses taken at WKU for the pre-pharmacy curriculum. This course sequence satisfies the requirements to gain entrance into most pharmacy schools. As shown, the curriculum requires the completion of  70 semester hours of course-work. The curriculum can be completed in the four semesters as outlined, however the average time spent completing these requirements is 6 semesters.

Year	Biology	Chemistry	Math	Physics	Cat. A (12 Hrs.)	Cat. B (9 Hrs.)	Cat. C (9 Hrs.)	Cat. E (3 Hrs.)	Cat. F (2 Hrs.)
Fr. 1st Sem. *	BIOL 120 (3) BIOL 121 (1)	CHEM 120 (3) CHEM 121 (2)	MATH 117 (3)
Fr. 2nd Sem. *	BIOL 131 (4)	CHEM 222 (3) CHEM 223 (2)	MATH 136 (4)		ENG 100 (3)
So. 1st Sem. *	BIOL 207 (3) BIOL 208 (1)	CHEM 340 (3) CHEM 341 (2)	MATH 183 (3)	PHYS 231 (3) PHYS 232 (1)	ENG 200 (3)
So. 2nd Sem. *		CHEM 342 (3) CHEM 343 (2)		PHYS 332 (3) PHYS 233 (1)			ECON 202 (3)

 * Check with your advisor concerning additional elective courses. 

Courses that will assist in your preparation for the PCAT and your first 2 years of pharmacy school include: BIOL/CHEM 446/447 (Biochemistry I), BIO 122/123 (Biological Concepts: Evolution, Diversity, and Ecology), BIOL 327/337 (Genetics), BIOL 411 (Cell Biology), AH 290 (Medical Terminology), and PHIL 322 (Biomedical Ethics).

Additional courses that several pharmacy schools also require include: HIST 101 (World History I) or HIST 102 (World History II), COMM145 (Fundamental Speaking/Communication), PE 101, PSYS/PSY 100 (Introduction to Psychology), ENG 300 (Writing in the Disciplines), and SOCL 100 (Introductory Sociology).

It should be pointed out that there are a number of pharmacy schools in the U.S. and that the pre-pharmacy requirements of each one may be different. Most pharmacy schools have the same requirements except that different electives are recommended. Because of the variations in requirements, the pre-pharmacy student should determine the requirements for the pharmacy school he/she would like to attend. This should be done before start of the sophomore year.