Pre-pharmacy coursework has been developed to provide students with the necessary background and knowledge to be successful in the professional program.
Below is a list of the coursework that must be completed in order to be eligible for the pharmacy program. Please note that although the total number of course hours listed as required for pharmacy eligibility is 67, there are additional courses that may be required due to their status as prerequisites for the courses listed here. Only pre-pharmacy coursework completed in the 10 years prior to application to the professional school will be accepted.
Students who are attending may declare pre-pharmacy as their major or choose to pursue a toxicology degree on a pre-pharmacy track. If the latter method is chosen, students may apply to pharmacy school in the third year of their toxicology coursework or choose to complete a Bachelor's degree in toxicology and apply to pharmacy school after that point. If you are pursuing your pre-pharmacy courses at , we recommend the sequencing you will find below. You can choose from a three year or two year option.
Biology | |
Microbiology with lab | 4 |
Human or comparative anatomy with lab AND | 7 |
Human or mammalian physiology | |
Cell biology or cell physiology | 3 |
Genetics | 3 |
Business (Social Science) | |
Economics | 3 |
Chemistry | |
Inorganic chemistry with lab | 8 |
Organic chemistry with lab | 8 |
Biochemistry | 3 |
English | |
English Composition | 6 |
Humanities | |
Public Speaking | 3 |
Mathematics | |
Calculus | 3 |
Statistics | 3 |
Physics | |
General physics with lab | 4 |
Core | |
Humanities* | 3 (6) |
Social Sciences* | 3 |
Fine Arts | 3 |
Total | 67 |
*Students desiring to complete the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) degree must complete 9 hours of Humanities credit to meet the LA Board of Regent’s core requirements. These hours will be comprised of Public Speaking and 6 additional hours of Humanities credit. Students enrolled at must take an English literature course for one Humanities to satisfy the University’s core curriculum requirements. Economics will satisfy 3 of the 6 hours of Social Sciences.
FIRST YEAR |
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First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
English 1001 (Composition) | 3 | English 1002 (Composition II) **pre-req: 'C' or better in ENGL 1001 |
3 |
Chemistry 1007 (General Chem I) **pre-req: 'C' or better in MATH 1011 or 1013 or 23+ on Math ACT |
3 | Chemistry 1008 (General Chem II) **pre-req: 'C' or better in CHEM 1007 |
3 |
Chemistry 1009 (General Chem Lab I) **pre-req: credit or registration in CHEM 1007 |
1 | Chemistry 1010 (General Chem Lab II) **pre-req: 'C' or better in CHEM 1009 or credit or registration in CHEM 1008 |
1 |
*Mathematics (Pre-CalcorAlgebra + Trig) | 3 | Mathematics 1031 (Calculus I) **pre-req: 'C' or better in MATH 1013 or 1012 or permission of instructor |
4 |
Core Fine Arts | 3 | Biology 1020 (Principles of Biology) | 3 |
UNIV 1001 | 1 | Biology 1021 (Principles of Bio Lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in BIOL 1020 |
1 |
Total | 14 | Total | 15 |
SECOND YEAR |
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First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
Chemistry 2030 (Organic Chemistry I) **pre-req: CHEM 1008 |
3 | Chemistry 2032 (Organic Chemistry II) **pre-req: CHEM 2030, Spring only |
3 |
Chemistry 2031 (Organic Chem I Lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in CHEM 2030 & 'C' or better in CHEM 1010 |
1 | Chemistry 2033 (Organic Chem II Lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in CHEM 2032 & 'C' or better in CHEM 2031, Spring only |
1 |
Biology 2040 (Human Anatomy) **pre-req: BIOL 1020 & 1021, Fall only |
3 | Economics 2001 (Core Social Science) | 3 |
Biology 2041 (Human Anatomy Lab) **pre-req: BIOL 1020 & credit or registration in BIOL 2040, Fall only |
1 | Biology 3010 (Human Physiology) **pre-req: BIOL 2020 and CHEM 1007/1009, Spring only |
3 |
Biology 2020 (Cell Biology) **pre-req: credit in CHEM 1008/BIOL 1020/1021 |
3 | Communication 2001 (Public Speaking) (Core Humanities) |
3 |
Elective (Minor? TOXI? Interest? Requirements for another school?) | 3 | ||
Total | 14 | Total | 13 |
THIRD YEAR |
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First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
Core Humanities Literature |
3 | Biology 3005 (Genetics) **pre-req: 'C' or better in BIOL 1020, 1021; Junior standing |
3 |
Chemistry 3050 (Biochemistry I) **pre-req: CHEM 2032, Fall only |
3 | Biology 2014 (Intro Microbiology) **pre-req: BIOL 1001, 1014 or 1020; Sophomore standing |
3 |
Core Social Science | 3 | Biology 2015 (Intro Microbiology Lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in BIOL 2014 |
1 |
Physics 2003 (General Physics) **pre-req: MATH 1012 or 1013 |
3 | Math (Statistics) Math 1016, 3003 or PSYC 4039 |
3 |
Physics 2009 (Mech, sound & heat lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in PHYS 2003 or 2007 |
1 | Elective (Minor? TOXI? Interest? Requirements for another school?) | 3 |
Kinesiology 2001 (First Aid and CPR) | 1 | ||
Total | 14 | Total | 13 |
*MATH ELIGIBILITY MATH 1031(calculus) - MATH ACT 30 or above (SAT Math score of 700+) BOLD FONT COURSES IN GRID ARE PART OF THE MATH/SCIENCE GPA |
FIRST YEAR |
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First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
English 1001 (Composition I) | 3 | English 1002 (Composition II) **pre-req: 'C' or better in ENGL 1001 |
3 |
Chemistry 1007 (General Chem I) **pre-req: 'C' or better in MATH 1011 or 1013 or 23+ on Math ACT |
3 | Chemistry 1008 (General Chem II) **pre-req: 'C' or better in CHEM 1007 |
3 |
Chemistry 1009 (General Chem Lab I) **pre-req: credit or registration in CHEM 1007 |
1 | Chemistry 1010 (General Chem Lab II) **pre-req: 'C' or better in CHEM 1009 or credit or registration in CHEM 1008 |
1 |
*Mathematics (Pre-CalcorAlgebra + Trig) | 3 | Mathematics 1031 (Calculus I) **pre-req: 'C' or better in MATH 1013 or 1012 or permission of instructor |
4 |
Biology 1020 (Principles of Biology) | 3 | Physics 2003 (General Physics) **pre-req: MATH 1012 or 1013 |
3 |
Biology 1021 (Principles of Bio Lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in BIOL 1020 |
1 | Physics 2009 (Mech, sound & heat lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in PHYS 2003 or 2007 |
1 |
UNIV 1001 | 1 | Core Social Science | 3 |
Total | 15 | Total | 18 |
Summer Courses | |||
Biology 2020 (Cell Biology) **pre-req: credit in CHEM 1008/BIOL 1020/1021 |
3 | Economics 2001 (Core Social Science) | 3 |
***Alternate science options: BIOL 2014/2015, CHEM 2030/2031 and/or CHEM 2032/2033 based on Summer course offerings*** | |||
SECOND YEAR |
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First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
Biology 2014 (Intro Microbiology) **pre-req: BIOL 1001, 1014 or 1020; Sophomore standing |
3 | Chemistry 2032 (Organic Chemistry II) **pre-req: CHEM 2030, Spring only |
3 |
Biology 2015 (Intro Microbiology Lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in BIOL 2014 |
1 | Chemistry 2033 (Organic Chem II Lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in CHEM 2032 & 'C' or better in CHEM 2031, Spring only |
1 |
Biology 2040 (Human Anatomy) **pre-req: BIOL 1020 & 1021, Fall only |
3 | Biology 3010 (Human Physiology) **pre-req: BIOL 2020 and CHEM 1007/1009, Spring only |
3 |
Biology 2041 (Human Anatomy Lab) **pre-req: BIOL 1020 & credit or registration in BIOL 2040, Fall only |
1 | Math (Statistics) Math 1016, 3003 or PSYC 4039 |
3 |
Core Fine Arts | 3 | Communication 2001 (Public Speaking) (Core Humanities) |
3 |
Chemistry 2030 (Organic Chemistry I) **pre-req: CHEM 1008 |
3 | Kinesiology 2001 (First Aid and CPR) | 1 |
Chemistry 2031 (Organic Chem I Lab) **pre-req: credit or registration in CHEM 2030 & 'C' or better in CHEM 1010 |
1 | Biology 3005 (Genetics) **pre-req: 'C' or better in BIOL 1020, 1021; Junior standing |
3 |
Core Humanities Literature |
3 | ||
Total | 18 | Total | 17 |
Summer Courses | |||
Chemistry 3050 (Biochemistry I) **pre-req: CHEM 2032, Fall/Summer only |
3 | ||
*MATH ELIGIBILITY MATH 1031(calculus) - MATH ACT 30 or above (SAT Math score of 700+) BOLD FONT COURSES IN GRID ARE PART OF THE MATH/SCIENCE GPA |
(Courses in gray meet both Toxicology and Pre-Pharmacy requirements)
First Year |
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Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
English 1001 | 3 | English 1001 | 3 |
Mathematics 1011 OR Mathematics 1013 (Tox+Pharmacy) |
3 | Mathematics 1012 OR Mathematics 1031 (Tox+Pharmacy) |
3 |
Toxicology 1000 | 3 | Biology 1020 | 3 |
Electives (Core Social Science) | 3 | Biology 1021 | 1 |
Electives (Core Fine Arts) | 3 | Electives (Core Humanities) | 3 |
UNIV 1001 | (1) | Electives (Core Social Science) | 3 |
Total | 16 | Total | 16 |
Second Year |
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Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
Chemistry 1007 | 3 | Chemistry 1008 | 3 |
Chemistry 1009 | 1 | Chemistry 1010 | 1 |
Toxicology 1001 | 3 | Toxicology 2001 | 3 |
Biology 2040 | 3 | Biology 2014 | 3 |
Math 1016, 3003 or PSYC 4093 | 3 | Biology 2015 | 1 |
Electives (Core Humanities) | 3 | Toxicology Elective | 3 |
Total | 16 | Total | 14 |
Third Year |
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Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
Chemistry 2030 | 3 | Chemistry 2032 | 3 |
Chemistry 2031 | 1 | Chemistry 2033 | 1 |
Biology 2020 | 3 | Biology 3010 | 3 |
Physics 2003 | 3 | Biology 3013 | 1 |
English 3024 | 3 | Electives (Core Humanities) | 3 |
Comm Studies 2001 | 3 | Toxicology Elective | 3 |
Total | 16 | Total | 14 |
Fourth Year |
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Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||
Chemistry 3050 | 3 | Toxicology 3001 | 3 |
Toxicology 4012 | 3 | Toxicology 4011 | 3 |
Toxicology 4014 | 1 | Toxicology 4013 | 1 |
Toxicology 4024 | 2 | Toxicology 4042 | 3 |
Toxicology 4041 | 3 | Toxicology 4043 | 1 |
Toxicology Elective | 3 | Computer Science 1070 | 3 |
Total | 15 | Total | 14 |
Total Hours for Degree | 121 |
Updated 4/17/18 |
*Students should see the University Core Curriculum requirements.
The PharmD curriculum is designed to provide a broad spectrum of study in the administrative, biological, clinical, pharmaceutical and social sciences to prepare the graduate for careers in academic, ambulatory, community, industrial and institutional settings. The method of content delivery we use at is called “integrated modular.” Students spend the first year developing their knowledge base in some of the basic pharmaceutical sciences in courses like Pathophysiology, Principles of Drug Action, and Pharmaceutics. In the second year and beyond, many courses are presented with a focus on an organ system—in these courses, we integrate content such as pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and therapeutics related to particular diseases.
These courses are complemented by the Integrated Lab Sequence, which is a series of six three-credit hour courses offered each semester throughout the P1-P3 years. These labs are designed to reinforce the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for current and future pharmacy practice. Throughout the lab sequence, students participate in a broad range of activities that focus on terminology, drug action, therapeutics, calculations, pharmaceutics, and pathophysiology.
The final (P4) year of the curriculum give students the opportunity to put all of their knowledge to use while building new skills and continuing to learn through practice. Students complete seven Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs) in a variety of settings: community, institutional, ambulatory care, specialty, adult medicine, and two electives.
First Year - Fall Semester |
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Course Number | Course Description | Hours |
PHRD 4001 | Personal Growth and Development I | 1 |
PHRD 4002 | Principles of Drug Action I | 4 |
PHRD 4004 | Pharmaceutical Calculations | 2 |
PHRD 4008 | Pharmaceutics I | 3 |
PHRD 4010 | Introduction to Pharmacy | 1 |
PHRD 4012 | Pathophysiology I | 3 |
PHRD 4020 | Integrated Lab Sequence I | 1 |
PHRD 4033 | Drug Information Retrieval | 3 |
Total | 18 | |
First Year - Spring Semester |
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PHRD 4021 | Personal Growth and Development II | 1 |
PHRD 4027 | Principles of Drug Action II | 2 |
PHRD 4029 | Pharmaceutics II | 3 |
PHRD 4031 | Pharmacy Practice Ethics and Law I | 2 |
PHRD 4035 | Pathophysiology II | 3 |
PHRD 4049 | Integrated Lab Sequence II | 1 |
PHRD 4079 | Self-Care/Patient Assessment I Module | 4 |
Total | 16 | |
First Year - Summer |
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PHRD 4050 | Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience | 4 |
Total | 4 | |
Second Year - Fall Semester |
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PHRD 4101 | Personal Growth and Development III | 1 |
PHRD 4052 | Research Methods and Literature Evaluation | 3 |
PHRD 4056 | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
PHRD 4064 | Therapeutics I (Cardiovascular) | 6 |
PHRD 4070 | Integrated Lab Sequence III | 1 |
PHRD 4072 | Therapeutics II (Endocrine) | 3 |
Electives | 2/3* | |
Total | 19/20 | |
Second Year - Spring Semester |
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PHRD 4121 | Personal Growth and Development IV | 1 |
PHRD 4047 | Parenterals | 1 |
PHRD 4077 | Health Care Systems | 3 |
PHRD 4085 | Therapeutics III (Infectious Disease) | 6 |
PHRD 5008 | Self-Care/Patient Assessment II Module | 2 |
PHRD 4093 | Therapeutics IV (Renal/Urology) | 2 |
PHRD 4099 | Integrated Lab Sequence IV | 1 |
Electives | 2/3* | |
Total | 18/19 | |
Second Year - Summer |
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PHRD 5000 | Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience | 4 |
Total | 4 | |
Third Year - Fall Semester |
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PHRD 5001 | Personal Growth and Development V | 1 |
PHRD 5006 | Professional Pharmacy Management | 3 |
PHRD 5014 | Therapeutics V (Neurology/Psychiatry) | 5 |
PHRD 5020 | Integrated Lab Sequence V | 1 |
PHRD 5022 | Therapeutics VI (Gastrointestinal/Nutrition/Hepatic/Respiratory) | 4 |
PHRD 5025 | Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes | 2 |
Electives | 3 | |
Total | 19 | |
Third Year - Spring Semester |
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PHRD 5021 | Personal Growth and Development VI | 1 |
PHRD 5002 | Pharmacy Practice Ethics and Law II | 2 |
PHRD 5012 | Pharmacy Communications | 2 |
PHRD 5026 | Clinical Informatics and Medication Safety | 2 |
PHRD 5039 | Therapeutics VII (Bone & Joint/Dermatology/Eyes/Special populations) | 4 |
PHRD 5047 | Therapeutics VIII (Hematology/Oncology) | 3 |
PHRD 5049 | Integrated Lab Sequence VI | 1 |
Electives | 2 | |
Total | 17 | |
Fourth Year |
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PHRD 6000 | Advanced Community Pharmacy Practice Experience | 6 |
PHRD 6001 | Review of Integrated Pharmacotherapy | 1 |
PHRD 6002 | Advanced Institutional Pharmacy Practice Experience | 6 |
PHRD 6004 | Advanced Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Experience | 6 |
PHRD 6006 | Advanced Adult Medicine Pharmacy Practice Experience | 6 |
PHRD 6008 | Advanced Specialty Pharmacy Practice Experience | 6 |
PHRD 6010 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective Experience I | 6 |
PHRD 6012 | Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective Experience II | 6 |
Total | 43 | |
Total Professional Hours |
159 | |
Total for Degree (including Pre-Pharmacy curriculum) | 234 |
Elective courses are required in the curriculum to give students a chance to pursue areas of interest in addition to the required coursework. As students progress through the PharmD curriculum, they begin to determine which sub-area of the pharmacy profession on which they would like to focus their career path. The following table lists the available electives and with which general career paths they are most aligned. This will allow students to select electives that are more focused on their career choices. Many electives have application in several different paths.
Course Number | Course Description | Offered | Hours | Clinical Patient Care | Business Management Leadership | Research & Scholarship | Community Hospital Practice |
PHRD 5051 | Aging and Drug Use in the Elderly | F | 2 | ||||
PHRD 5053 | Herbal Remedies | F | 3 | ||||
PHRD 5054 | Hospital Pharmacy Practice | F | 2 | ||||
PHRD 5056 | Nuclear Medicine | S | 2 | ||||
PHRD 5058 | Pharmacy Leadership | S | 3 | ||||
PHRD 5059 | Selected Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorder Topics | S | 3 | ||||
PHRD 5061 | Women's Health and the Pharmacist | F | 3 | ||||
PHRD 5062 | Basic Strategies for Scholarly Communication | F | 2 | ||||
PHRD 5064 | Problems | F/S | 1-3 | ||||
PHRD 5064* | Faculty Lab Research | F/S | 1-3 | ||||
PHRD 5065 | Clinical Pharmacy Career Development | S | 2 | ||||
PHRD 5067 | Problems in Therapeutics | F | 3 | ||||
PHRD 5068 | Lifestyle Modifications for Disease Management and Prevention | F | 3 | ||||
PHRD 5070 | Current Topics in Professional Pharmacy | Summer | 1 | ||||
PHRD 5072 | Landmark Clinical Trials | S | 3 | ||||
PHRD 5073 | History of Pharmacy | F | 2 | ||||
PHRD 5075 | Career Readiness & Professional Success | F | 3 | ||||
PHRD 5076 | Global Health and Pharmacy Practice | S | 2 | ||||
Elective Credit Earned Off-Campus | |||||||
PHRD 5064* | Introductory Compounding Lab Boot Camp | F/S/Sum | 1 | ||||
Fundamentals of Compounding Online Course Only (10 week online) | F/S/Sum | 1 | |||||
Fundamentals of Compounding Online Course & Advanced Compouding Lab (10 week online & 2 day onsite lab) | F/S/Sum | 2 | |||||
Veterinary Compounding Training Program(10 week online) | F/S/Sum | 1 | |||||
Veterinary Compounding Training Program(2 day Lab) | F/S/Sum | 1 | |||||
APhA Institute on Substance Use Disorders | Summer | 1 | |||||
Hormone Replacement Therapy (online) | Summer/Fall | 1 | |||||
Transfer Elective Credit | |||||||
Mercer School of Pharmacy - Community Pharmacy Ownership | Summer | 2 | |||||
University of Illinois Chicago - Introduction to Specialty Pharmacy PMPR 442 Extramural | Summer | 2 | |||||
University of Florida Health - Veterinary Pharmacy PHA6935 | F/S/Sum | 2 | |||||
Non-Pharmacy Electives | |||||||
BLAW 4001 | Legal Environment of the Business | F/S/Sum | 3 | ||||
ENTR 4035 | Family and Closely Held Business Management | F | 3 | ||||
RMIN 2005 | Risk and Insurance | F/S | 3 | ||||
ACCT 2030 | Introductory Financial Accounting | F/S/Sum | 3 | ||||
ACCT 2020 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | F/S/Sum | 3 | ||||
ACCT 5002 | Accounting for Administrators | Variable | 3 | ||||
BUSN 5002 | Business Statistics and Finance | 3 | |||||
MGMT 3001 | Management Concepts and Practice | F/S/Sum | 3 | ||||
MGMT 3005 | Organizational Behavior | F/S/Sum | 3 | ||||
MRKT 3001 | Fundamentals of Marketing | F/S/Sum | 3 | ||||
ECON 2001 | Macroeconomic Principles | F/S/Sum | 3 | ||||
ECON 2002 | Microeconomic Principles | F/S/Sum | 3 | ||||
ECON 5002 | Survey and Analysis | 3 | |||||
FINA 3015 | Business Finance | 3 | |||||
SPAN 1004 | Spanish for the Professions | F/S/Sum | 3 |
PHRD 5064* - Credit given through PHRD 5064
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