Pharmacy

Pre-Pharmacy Traditional  Pathway

All students interested in NDSU’s Doctor of Pharmacy program must be accepted to study a major at NDSU. A formal NDSU application for admission must be submitted through the Office of Admission website by all applicants, with exception of current or former NDSU students.  Former students must apply for readmission to NDSU through the NDSU readmission page.

In addition, students interested in pharmacy must apply to the professional pharmacy program. All applicants to the NDSU Doctor of Pharmacy program must apply using the through the link below. 

A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required before an applicant will be evaluated. Applicants who are NOT currently NDSU students must submit official transcripts of previous academic work to the University's Admissions Office and one set to the NDSU School of Pharmacy.

  • PDF download: PharmD Technical Standards. Students must meet ALL of these technical standards to be eligible for admission to the NDSU Doctor of Pharmacy program. Please reviews these standards before applying.

Sample Program Guide - Pre-Pharmacy Traditional Path

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This guide is not an official curriculum. This guide is a sample four-year degree plan of how students might plan this major with other degree requirements to complete their education in four years.Student plans will vary from this sample due to a variety of factors, such as, but not limited to, start year, education goals, transfer credit, and course availability. To ensure proper degree completion, enrolled students should utilize Degree Map and Schedule Planner in Campus Connection and consult regularly with academic advisors to ensure graduation requirements are being met.  

 PRE-PHARMACY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Plan follows most closely with Traditional 3-year pathway plan with allows room for a minor of study, other pathways may differ slightly

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
BIOL 150*3BIOL 151*3
BIOL 150L*1BIOL 151L*1
CHEM 121*3CHEM 122*3
CHEM 121L1CHEM 122L1
ENGL 1103COMM 110*3
MATH 146*4ECON 201*3
PHRM 1903ENGL 1201 *3
 STAT 330*3
 18 20
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
BIOL 220*3BIOL 2213
BIOL 220L*1BIOL 221L1
CHEM 3413CHEM 3423
CHEM 341L1PHYS 2113
Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Sci and Cultural Diversity3Gen Ed Humanities and Fine Arts3
Gen Humanities & Fine Arts3Credits Towards Minor23
Wellness Gen Ed2 
 16 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
BIOC 4603BIOC 4613
MICR 350*3ENGL 324 or 3253
MICR 350L*2Credits Towards a Minor212
Credits towards Minor29 
 17 18
Total Credits: 105
*

Selected core courses will be used for selection criteria to determine GPA in calculation for admission to the professional program.

1

Course can be taken fall semester if student tests out of ENGL 110

2

Minor not required but plan built to allow

Pre-Pharmacy EAP Pathway

The Early Admission Pathway (EAP) to NDSU's PharmD program is an early assurance program designed for academically qualified high school students who want an affordable, expedited path to a PharmD degree. If you are interested in EAP, you would apply during your senior year in high school. Acceptance into the EAP programs means that you are conditionally accepted to the PharmD program. As long as you successfully complete all requirements to maintain your spot, we assure you a seat in the final four years of the PharmD program. Thus if you meet program requirements, it is a six-year path (saves up to 2 years of time in college). Sophomore EAP (P.5) students pay differential tuition and are considered professional-level students. 

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This guide is not an official curriculum. This guide is a sample four-year degree plan of how students might plan this major with other degree requirements to complete their education in four years.Student plans will vary from this sample due to a variety of factors, such as, but not limited to, start year, education goals, transfer credit, and course availability. To ensure proper degree completion, enrolled students should utilize Degree Map and Schedule Planner in Campus Connection and consult regularly with academic advisors to ensure graduation requirements are being met.  

PRE-PHARMACY EAP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Plan follows most closely with EAP 2-year pathway plan, other pathways may differ slightly. Differential tuition applies to second year of coursework.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
BIOL 1503BIOL 1513Gen Humanities & Fine Arts23
BIOL 150L1BIOL 151L1 
CHEM 1213CHEM 1223 
CHEM 121L1CHEM 122L1 
ENGL 1103COMM 1103 
MATH 1464ECON 2013 
PHRM 1903ENGL 12013 
 STAT 3303 
 18 20 3
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
BIOL 2203BIOL 2213 
BIOL 220L1BIOL 221L1 
MICR 3503PHRM 3243 
MICR 350L2PHYS 2113 
PSCI 3005PSCI 3015 
Gen Ed Social/Behavioral Sci and Cultural Diversity3Gen Ed Humanities and Fine Arts3 
Wellness Gen Ed2  
 19 18
Total Credits: 78
1

Course can be taken fall semester if student tests out of ENGL 110

2

If not already taken or will take during another semester.

The Pharmacy program (PharmD) encompasses both the basic and clinical sciences and is designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to the practice of pharmacy. Pharmacists work in concert with the patient and other health care providers to promote health and prevent diseases. This is achieved by assessing, monitoring, initiating and modifying patients' medication therapy to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes.

The current entry-level PharmD curriculum is designed to give you the professional competencies necessary to enter pharmacy practice in any setting to ensure optimal medication therapy outcomes and patient safety, and to satisfy the educational requirements for licensure as a pharmacist.

The PharmD degree prepares you to accept positions in community, hospital, managed care, clinical, and industrial pharmacy. Other potential opportunities include administrative positions in pharmaceutical companies and associations. Also, teaching and research positions in universities and the pharmaceutical industry are excellent opportunities for those with advanced training in pharmacy.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This guide is not an official curriculum. This guide is a sample four-year degree plan of how students might plan this major with other degree requirements to complete their education in four years.Student plans will vary from this sample due to a variety of factors, such as, but not limited to, start year, education goals, transfer credit, and course availability. To ensure proper degree completion, enrolled students should utilize Degree Map and Schedule Planner in Campus Connection and consult regularly with academic advisors to ensure graduation requirements are being met.  

P1 First Year Professional
MICR 470Basic Immunology3
PSCI 367Pharmaceutical Calculations1
PSCI 368Pharmaceutics I3
PSCI 369Pharmaceutics II2
PSCI 410Pharmaceutical Biotechnology2
PSCI 411Principles of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics3
PSCI 412Chemotherapeutic/Infectious Disease Pharmacodynamics3
PSCI 470Pharmacokinetics3
PHRM 301Top Drugs I1
PHRM 340Patient Assessment and Pathophysiology I4
PHRM 341Pathophysiology II3
PHRM 351LPharmacy Practice Laboratory I2
PHRM 353Introduction to Pharmacy and the Health Care System3
PHRM 360Introduction to Drug Literature1
PHRM 455Community Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience4
PHRM 565Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery1
P2 Second Year Professional
PSCI 413Endocrine/Respiratory/GI Pharmacodynamics3
PSCI 414Cardiovascular Pharmacodynamics3
PSCI 415Neuropsychiatry Pharmacodynamics3
PSCI 417Pharmacogenomics2
PHRM 355Institutional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience3
PHRM 499Interprofessional Education Course1
PHRM 400Top Drugs II1
PHRM 450Self Care3
PHRM 480Evidence Based Medicine2
PHRM 452LPharmacy Practice Laboratory II2
PHRM 532Infectious Disease3
PHRM 534Rheumatology/Endocrinology/Gastrointestinal3
PHRM 535Hematology and Oncology3
PHRM 538Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases4
P3 Third Year Professional
PHRM 500Top Drugs III1
PHRM 520Special Populations3
PHRM 536Neurology & Psychiatry Pharmacotherapy3
PHRM 537Renal Disease/Fluid and Electrolytes2
PHRM 540Public Health for Pharmacists3
PHRM 545LPharmacotherapy Laboratory1
PHRM 551LPharmacy Practice Laboratory III2
PHRM 552LPharmacy Practice Laboratory IV2
PHRM 560Specialty Care Topics2
PHRM 570Pharmacy Practice Improvement and Project Management2
PHRM 572Pharmacy Law and Ethical Considerations3
PHRM 575Pharmacy Practice Management3
PHRM 580Pharmacotherapy Capstone3
Professional Electives List of professional electives in handbook and in Blackboard PharmD Student Community.6
P4 Fourth Year Professional
PHRM 576Essentials for Pharmacist Licensure I1
PHRM 577Essentials for Pharmacist Licensure II2
PHRM 578Essentials for Pharmacist Licensure III2
Student will choose 8 out of 9 rotations for a total of 40 credits. Each rotation is 5 credits.40
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation I
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation II
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation III
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation 4
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation 5
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation 6
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation 7
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation 8
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience - Rotation 9
Total Credits156