Advising Course Plan - Health Sciences Major - Pharmacy Interest
Pharmacy Interest with Chemistry minor
Those interested in pursuing a career in Pharmacy (e.g., a Doctor of Pharmacy, PharmD) should plan on also pursuing a Chemistry minor, in addition to a common core of prerequisite course work (*). Some requirements may differ from the ones below, depending on the Pharmacy program in which you may be interested, so please make sure to look at various graduate program requirements for different universities. You may also be required to have a foreign language, depending on the Pharmacy graduate program. Therefore, you will want to begin looking at universities’ requirements during your 1st year as an undergraduate to better prepare you for graduate programs. There are two possible paths: the second one involves both Biology and Chemistry in the first year, which may better prepare you, though it may also be more challenging. Of course, make sure you satisfy all the Health Sciences (HLSC) major requirements listed in the course catalog (the plan below should allow you to do this).
Students will apply to pharmacy programs using the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS):
Before applying, students will need to take the PCAT standardized exam:
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/postsecondaryeducation/graduate_admissions/pcat.html
Option 1
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| BIOL 141P1,* | Introductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| CHEM 141P* | General Chemistry I | 1 |
| FSEM 1001 | First Year Seminar (unless transfer student) | 1 |
| HLSC 119V | Health and Wellness | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 142P1,* | Introductory Biology: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
| CHEM 142P* | General Chemistry II | 1 |
| General Education requirement1 | 1 | |
| MATH 141Q* | Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MATH 141Q should be taken during the fall if it has not yet been taken in First Year | ||
| HLSC 2011 | Anatomy Physiology I | 1 |
| CHEM 2011,* | Organic Chemistry I (IHSC elective) | 1 |
| BIOL 301* | Microbiology (IHSC elective) | 1 |
| COMM 108 | Public Speaking | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLSC 2021 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 1 |
| CHEM 3011,* | Organic Chemistry II (IHSC elective) | 1 |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L, S course)1 | 1 | |
| PSYC 101S1,* | Introduction to Psychology | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Summer | ||
| Take the PCAT exam in preparation for Pharmacy school applications - by the end of summer before Fourth Year. | ||
| Term Units | 0 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Junior Seminar must be taken during this year. | ||
| PHYS 121P or 141P* | College Physics I University Physics I | 1 |
| CHEM 204* | Biochemistry I | 1 |
| Junior Seminar1,* | 1 | |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLSC 4981 | Senior Research Proposal | 1 |
| PHYS 122P or 142P* | College Physics II University Physics II | 1 |
| HLSC 200V1 | Introduction to Nutrition Science | 1 |
| MATH 125Q | Introduction to Mathematical and Statistical Modeling | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HLSC 4991 | Senior Research Project | 1 |
| PHIL 316V | Bio-Medical Ethics (or equivalent; IHSC elective; or other Personal & Social Responsibility course (R, E, W, D, J course)) | 1 |
| Chemistry minor requirement: CHEM 200+ level course2 | 1 | |
| PUBH 140V | Introduction to Public Health | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLSC 4111 | Exercise Physiology | 1 |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L, S course)1 | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L, S course)1 | 1 | |
| SOCI 101S | Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology (recommended; or Elective) | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Total Unit: 32 | ||
- 1
Required for HLSC major.
- 2
- *
Common core of prerequisite course work.
Option 2
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | |
| BIOL 141P1,* | Introductory Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics | 1 |
| PSYC 101S1,* | Introduction to Psychology | 1 |
| FSEM 1001 | First Year Seminar (unless transfer student) | 1 |
| HLSC 119V | Health and Wellness | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 142P1,* | Introductory Biology: Animal and Plant Physiology | 1 |
| COMM 108 | Public Speaking | 1 |
| General Education Requirement | 1 | |
| MATH 141Q* | Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MATH 141Q should be taken during the fall it has not yet been taken in First Year. | ||
| HLSC 2011 | Anatomy Physiology I | 1 |
| CHEM 141P* | General Chemistry I | 1 |
| BIOL 301* | Microbiology (IHSC elective) | 1 |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L course)1 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLSC 2021 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 1 |
| CHEM 142P* | General Chemistry II | 1 |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L course)1 | 1 | |
| General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L course)1 | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Summer | ||
| Take the PCAT exam in preparation for Pharmacy school applications - by the end of summer before Fourth Year. | ||
| Term Units | 0 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Junior Seminar must be taken during this year. | ||
| PHYS 121P or 141P* | College Physics I University Physics I | 1 |
| Junior Seminar1,* | 1 | |
| CHEM 2011,* | Organic Chemistry I (IHSC elective) | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLSC 4981 | Senior Research Proposal | 1 |
| PHYS 122P or 142P* | College Physics II University Physics II | 1 |
| CHEM 3011,* | Organic Chemistry II (IHSC elective) | 1 |
| Term Units | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HLSC 4991 | Senior Research Project | 1 |
| PHIL 316V | Bio-Medical Ethics (or equivalent; IHSC elective; or other Personal & Social Responsibility course (R, E, W, D, J course)) | 1 |
| CHEM 204* | Biochemistry I | 1 |
| HLSC 200V1 | Introduction to Nutrition Science | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| HLSC 4111 | Exercise Physiology | 1 |
| Chemistry minor requirement: CHEM 200+ level2 | 1 | |
| PUBH 140V | Introduction to Public Health | 1 |
| SOCI 101S | Understanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology (recommended; or General Education Requirement (A, B, H, L course)) | 1 |
| Term Units | 4 | |
| Total Unit: 31 | ||