Pre-Pharmacy
Students seeking a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree are eligible for admission into a Pharm. D. program after satisfactory completion of college-level, pre-pharmacy requirements. Pre-pharmacy requirements vary between different pharmacy schools, but they generally include the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL-1121 | General Biology I | 5 |
| BIOL-2242 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL-2243 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BIOL-3360 | Microbiology | 4 |
| CHEM-1200 | General Chemistry I Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM-1201 | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM-1210 | General Chemistry II Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM-1211 | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| CHEM-2200 | Organic Chemistry I Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM-2201 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM-2210 | Organic Chemistry II Lecture | 3 |
| CHEM-2211 | Organic Chem II Lab | 1 |
| ENGL-1010 | English Composition | 3 |
| MATH-1300 | Calculus I | 4 |
| SPCH-1100 | Speech Communication | 3 |
| Plus eighteen credit hours in humanities/social sciences | 18 | |
Benedictine students interested in pursuing pharmacy careers typically satisfy these requirements as part of their major requirements in Biology, Biochemistry, or Chemistry. Students may get more information on campus from the chairs of the Biology or Chemistry/Biochemistry Departments.