Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pre-Pharmacy) Major
Major Requirements
Degree Type: B.S. Minimum Credits Required: 127-136
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness | 2 | |
| Category D: Cultural Diversity | ||
| Category G: Global Perspectives | ||
| Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pre-Pharmacy) Requirements
DEGREE NOTES:
- Student admitted to the Pharm.D. program will earn a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Pharmaceutical Sciences with successful completion of all courses through the second year of the professional Pharm.D. program as well as undergraduate graduation requirements including general education.
- Selected Core Courses - see information below for grading and GPA information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 150 & 150L | General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory * | 4 |
| BIOL 151 & 151L | General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory * | 4 |
| BIOL 220 & 220L | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory * | 4 |
| BIOL 221 & 221L | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory * | 4 |
| CHEM 122 & 122L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory * | 4 |
| PHRM 190 | Critical Thinking, Academic, and Professional Skills for the Health Professions | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking * | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics * | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II * | 3 |
| MATH 146 | Applied Calculus I * | 4 |
| MICR 350 & 350L | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab * | 5 |
| PHYS 211 | College Physics I | 3 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics * | 3 |
| Biochemistry - select from below: 1 | 5 or 6 | |
| Foundations of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I and Foundations of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for Pharmacists (Limited to Early Admission Pathway (EAP) students) | ||
| Organic Chemistry - select from below: 1 | 5 or 7 | |
| Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory and Organic Chemistry II * | ||
| Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry (Limited to Early Admission Pathway (EAP) students) | ||
| Upper Division Writing - select from below 1 | 3 | |
| Writing in the Sciences | ||
or ENGL 325 | Writing in the Health Professions | |
| Writing and Professionalization in Pharmacy (Limited to Early Admission Pathway (EAP) students) | ||
| Professional Pharmacy P1 & P2 Years | 72-76 | |
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Curricular plan based on traditional admissions path or early acceptance path. Consult adviser for additional information.
Selected Core Courses
Selected core courses will be used for selection criteria to determine GPA used in calculation for admission to the professional program. These courses must show evidence of letter grade, or other means of demonstrating acceptable competency (i.e. AP – CEEB) and MUST be completed by the end of fall semester prior to the admissions deadline to apply to the pharmacy program. Remaining courses, which are required and listed in the pre-pharmacy curriculum, MUST be completed by the end of spring term. The only exception to this is that up to six credits of electives may be completed during the summer term.
Pre-Professional Pharmacy Requirements and Notes
- All courses listed for pre-pharmacy must be complete in order to apply for the professional program in the last spring semester in which pre-requisite courses are taken.
Degree Requirements and Notes
- All required courses must be completed with a grade of ‘C’ or above.
- All students must maintain a semester GPA of 2.0 or above for each semester in the College. A student who fails to meet this standard for two successive or three non-successive semesters may be terminated from enrollment in the College of Health Professions.