Pre-Pharmacy

Minimum Required Courses

Biology
BIO 111 Basics of Biology       
BIO 112 General Zoology       
BIO 209 Cell and Molecular Biology       
BIO 325 Microbiology      
BIO 363-364 Human Anatomy and Physiology
Chemistry
CHM 111-112 General Chemistry
CHM 201-202 Organic Chemistry
CHM 305 Quantitative Analysis
Mathematics 
MTH 222-223 Calculus
Physics       
PHY 101-102 General Physics or       
PHY 111-112       

Special Considerations

• Additional Courses
  • CHM 415 Biochemistry
• Shadowing and/or internship experience with a pharmacist
• Volunteer work

Admissions Tests

Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
Graduate Record Exam (GRE) -- GRE Home Page

Application

• Apply to schools through service
  • Pharmacy College Application service -- PharmCAS Home Page
    <https://portal.pharmcas.org/applicants/applyonce.htm>
• What schools look for:
  • the interview
  • grades
  • test scores
  • recommendations
  • personal statement
  • shadowing/volunteer work

Useful links

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 
  <http://www.aacp.org/>
• Kaplan Test Preparation Programs 
  <http://www.kaptest.com/>
• Comprehensive Database of Clinical Trials in the U.S. 
  <http://clinicaltrials.gov/>
• Online Drug Information 
  <http://www.drugs.com/>

Select Pharmacy Schools

• University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy 
  <http://pharmacy.uc.edu/>
• Ohio State University College of Pharmacy 
  <http://www.pharmacy.ohio-state.edu/index.cfm>
• Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy 
  http://www.lecom.edu/pharm/