Pharm.D. Prerequisites
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Prerequisite Courses
The prerequisites below represent the minimum coursework that must be completed or on track to be completed prior to starting in the Professional (Pharm.D.) Program. Applicants who do not have a prior undergraduate degree must also complete UConn General Education Requirements by the end of the BS in Pharmacy Studies, which is awarded after the second professional year (P2).
Science and Math Prerequisites
All courses should be those intended for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors, not for humanities or social sciences majors.
Introductory Level Science and Math Prerequisites
| General Description | UConn Course | Credits |
|
| General Biology with lab | BIOL | 1107 | 4 |
| General Chemistry sequence with lab | CHEM | 1127Q & 1128Q or 1124Q, 1125Q, & 1126Q or CHEM 1147Q & 1148Q | 8 - 10 |
| General Physics with lab | PHYS | 1201Q | 4 |
| Calculus I | MATH | 1131Q | 4 |
Advanced Level Science and Math Prerequisites
| General Description | UConn Course | Credits |
|
| Organic Chemistry sequence* | CHEM | 2443 & 2444 | 6 |
| Biochemistry with lab | MCB | 2000 or 3010 | 4 - 5 |
| Microbiology with lab | MCB | 2610 | 4 |
| Human Physiology and Anatomy sequence with lab | PNB | 2264 & 2265 or 2774, 2775, & 2776 | 8 - 10 |
| * Organic Chemistry lab is not required. | |||
English and Social Science Prerequisites
Introductory English and Social Science Prerequisites
| General Description | UConn Course | Credits |
|
| College Writing or Composition Course | ENGL | 1007 or 1010 or 1011 | 4 |
| Microeconomics | ECON | 1201 | 3 |
| A single introductory level course in Anthropology, Psychology or Sociology | ANTH | 1000/W or 1006 or 1010E or 1500 | 3 |
| PSYC | 1100* or 1101 or 1103 | ||
| SOCI | 1001/W or 1251/W or 1501/W or 1701/W | ||
| * PSYC 1100 will not satisfy UConn General Education CA-2 requirements. | |||