Shenandoah UniversitySchool of Pharmacy
       
       

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Prerequisites for PharmD Program

Course Semester Credit Hours
English 101 3
English 102 3
Public Speaking 3
Philosophy/Religion or Ethics 3
*General Biology I w/lab 4
*General Biology II w/lab 4
*General Chemistry I w/lab 4
*General Chemistry II w/lab 4
Organic Chemistry I w/lab 4
Organic Chemistry II w/lab 4
Physics I w/lab (calculus or non-calculus based is acceptable) 4
Mathematics (pre-calculus, algebra, trigonometry,college math etc.) 3
Calculus 3
Biological Science elective (no lab required) 3
Economics (micro, macro or principles of) 3
Microbiology w/lab 4
Humanities (history, art, music, language, theater) 3
Social/Behavioral Science (accounting, anthropology, business, computers, economics, geography, health, management, political science, psychology, sociology or statistics) 6
*If you have AP/Credit for Biology or General Chemistry, we will accept other Biology or Chemistry credits plus labs for these requirements (ie: Anatomy & Physiology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry). We also do not accept any science credits over 10 years old unless you have been using the content in your employment. Decisions regarding this issue are made by our Dean of Students. CLEP credits can be used for any classes EXCEPT sciences.

We require the PCAT exam. Use PharmCAS Code 104 when registering. To register or receive more information, you may contact the testing service directly at 1-800-622-3231 or go to http://tpc-etesting.com/pcat.

Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by an accredited service approved by SU (we prefer World Education Services) before we can review them. You may reach them at 1-800-937-3895 or online at http://www.wes.org.

Our minimum GPA requirement is 2.8; minimum PCAT composite score is 60%. We use a rolling admissions process so early, complete files are considered for interviews first.

Applications with more than 9 credit hours of pre-requisites to be completed over the summer prior to beginning the program will not be considered.

Feel free to e-mail us at pharmd@su.edu with further questions.