2014 Pre-Pharmacy Prerequisite Coursework
In addition to meeting the admission requirements, all applicants must complete the following pre-pharmacy prerequisite coursework for consideration of his/her application for acceptance into the program. A bachelor’s degree is not required for admission into the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) 4-year program.
All pre-pharmacy prerequisite coursework must be:
- completed with a “C” or better
- completed prior to entry into the PharmD program - refer to Admission Deadlines
- completed at an accredited U.S. college or university prior to entrance
The minimum grade point average required for consideration into the program is 2.500 of all completed prerequisite coursework. If a course is repeated, all attempts are used in the calculation of the grade point average.
A student is exempt from the general course requirements if they have attained a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited U.S. college or university prior to entrance. Students graduating in May 2014 prior to matriculation will be considered graduates.
Caveat: If you elect the general course requirement exemption, only your math and science GPA will be calculated. Before electing the exemption, calculate your GPA with and without the general course requirements.
- Courses for non-science majors or nursing majors are not acceptable towards the prerequisites, except Anatomy or Anatomy and Physiology I & Statistics
- All Math and Science courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester (May 30, 2014) prior to matriculation
- All General Course requirements must be completed by the end of the 1st summer session (July 3, 2014) prior to matriculation
Carefully read the UNT course descriptions to compare with your completed coursework. If they differ, they will not be accepted as fulfilling our requirements.
| Math and Science Requirements | |||
| Course Name | UNT Course Number | TCCNS | Minimum SCH |
| General Biology I with lab | BIOL 1710 & 1730 | BIOL 1406 | 4 |
| General Biology II with lab | BIOL 1720 & 1740 | BIOL 1407 | 4 |
| Microbiology with lab | BIOL 2041 & 2042 | BIOL 2421 | 4 |
| Anatomy & Physiology I with lab or Anatomy (a 3 credit hour Anatomy course with lab will be accepted) | BIOL 2301 & 2101 | BIOL 2401 | 3 or 4 |
| Genetics | BIOL 3451 | BIOL 2316 | 3 |
| General Chemistry I with lab | CHEM 1410 & 1430 | CHEM 1411 | 4 |
| General Chemistry II with lab | CHEM 1420 & 1440 | CHEM 1412 | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry I with lab | CHEM 2370 & 3210 | CHEM 2423 | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry II with lab | CHEM 2380 & 3220 | CHEM 2425 | 4 |
| Physics with lab | PHYS 1410 & 1430 | PHYS 1401 | 4 |
| Calculus (a 3 credit hour Calculus course will be accepted) | MATH 1710 | MATH 2413 | 3 or 4 |
| Statistics (Any discipline will be accepted) | MATH 1680 | MATH 1342 | 3 |
| General Education Requirements | |||
| Course Name | UNT Course Number | TCCNS | Minimum SCH |
| English I | ENGL 1310 | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| English II | ENGL 1320 | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| Literature | ENGL 2322 thru 2333 | ENGL 2322-2333 | 3 |
| U.S. History I | HIST 2610 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| U.S. History II | HIST 2620 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Political Science (U.S. Government) | PSCI 1040 | GOVT 2301 | 3 |
| Fine Arts & Humanities elective | 3 | ||
| Social & Behavioral Science elective | 3 | ||
| Public Speaking | SPCH 1315 | COMM 2040 | 3 |
SCH= Semester Credit Hours
TCCNS = Texas Common Course Numbering System www.tccns.org
† Exempt if the applicant has a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited U.S. college or university prior to entrance
This page last updated May 16, 2013
