Description
The Pre-Professional Studies: Pharmacy Pathway Minor is an interdisciplinary minor, drawing courses from a variety of disciplines. This minor is an intentional collection of courses and experiences that many pharmacy schools recommend students take prior to entering the field, plus elective coursework chosen by our PPH Advisory Board that would best serve to enhance the critical thinking and problem-solving skills of Pre-Pharmacy students. It is not intended to satisfy the list of prerequisite courses needed to apply to pharmacy school.
Admission to the Program
Any undergraduate student intending on applying to pharmacy school is encouraged to declare this minor. Students will need to take the following prerequisite courses to be able to complete the minor: BIO201, CHM205, MTH201, and ENG112. All of these courses are prerequisites for Pharmacy school and students are advised to complete them as part of their academic plan and application portfolio development. Students not intending on applying to Pharmacy School should instead explore the Pre-professional Health Minor.
Program Requirements
The minor requires 20-25 credits. Students design their course of study in close consultation with their minor advisor.
Required Core (14 cr)
- MTH 202 Calculus II
- CMC 201 Public Speaking
- ECN 201 Microeconomics
- ENG300 Adv Composition
- PPH 400 Pre-professional Health Seminar*
Career Shadowing: Choose one (0-3 cr):
- PPH 399 Off Campus Internship/Shadowing
- Equivalent experience as determined by the PPH Program Director
Upper-level Science Electives: Choose two (6-8 cr)
- BIO 302 Genetics
- BIO 323 Microbiology
- BIO 407 Adv Cell Biology
- BIO 414 Immunology
- BIO 415 Molecular Biology
- BIO 423 General Microbiology
- BIO 475 Cancer Biology
- CHM467 Biochemistry I
- PSH 445 Psychopharmacology
*Exit Requirements:
- Only students preparing applications to professional schools will be allowed to enroll in PPH 400, since this course is mainly focused on helping students prepare for the application portfolio and anticipated interview process.
- For permission to enroll in PPH 400, students must have an overall GPA of >3.00 and be working with a PPH Advisor on a Pharmacy school application timeline.