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2 | Welcome to the University of Minnesota PharmD program prerequisite guides! Our Office of Admissions maintains these guides to help prospective students know which courses at their insitution will fulfill our prerequisites. Please review this instruction page before navigating to your institution's specific course page. If you have any questions, please email the admissions team at pharmacy@umn.edu. | ||||||
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4 | How to interpret the guide | Prerequisite | Requirement | Details, recommendations and guidelines | |||
5 | If courses are listed this way, you may take any one course to fulfill the prerequisite: | BIOL 3022 BIOL 3027 CHEM 3021 | General Biology | 1 course with lab | If general biology was taken without a lab, a more advanced biology lab may be substituted | ||
6 | If courses are listed this way, you must take all courses to fulfill the prerequisite: | CHEM 1061, 1062, 1065, & 1066 | Microbiology | 1 course | Lab is recommended | ||
7 | Prerequisites with multiple options will be listed this way; you must take all courses in a single row to fulfill the prerequisite: | CHEM 1153, 1154, 1155, & 1156 CHEM 1161 & 1162 CHEM 1173, 1173, 1175, & 1176 | Anatomy (human or comparative) | 1 course | A full anatomy and physiology (A&P) sequence is required. Institutions offer these courses in a variety of formats. Human-focused courses and courses including labs are recommended but not required. Generally, students fulfill these prerequisites by taking one of the following: - A two-semester course sequence including: Anatomy and Physiology I; Anatomy and Physiology II (both courses required)* - A two-semester course sequence including: Anatomy; Physiology (both courses required)* - A single-semester, combined course covering both anatomy and physiology for the entire body** *To ensure coverage of both anatomy and physiology for all systems of the body, students may not “mix and match” courses from the first two bullets **Lecture portion must be a minimum of 4 credits to fulfill these prerequisites with a single-semester course | ||
8 | Recommended coursework | We also include recommendations for prerequisite courses; recommendations are encouraged but not required. | Physiology (human or comparative) | 1 course | See above | ||
9 | Calculus | 1 course | College-level calculus, such as Calculus I, Applied Calculus, or Survey of Calculus | ||||
10 | Prerequisite policies | Statistics | 1 course | ||||
11 | Must be taken at a regionally-accredited university, college, or community college | General Chemistry with lab | 2 courses and lab | Full lab sequence recommended | |||
12 | Must be at least 3 semester credits, taken A-F, and completed with a grade of C- or better; for more information about pass/fail coursework, visit z.umn.edu/prerequisites | Organic Chemistry with lab | 2 courses and lab | Full lab sequence recommended | |||
13 | May be satisfied by IB, PSEO, or College in the Schools credit if it appears on a college transcript | Social & Behavioral Sciences OR Humanities | 2 courses | May be fulfilled by a variety of courses; recommended courses include economics, sociology, foreign language, history, psychology | |||
14 | May be satisfied by AP exam if you score a 3 or higher, or appears as credit on a college transcript | Introductory Composition | 1 course | May be fulfilled by a college-level composition (writing) course; course must be taken in the English language | |||
15 | May be satisfied with online courses if taken for credit at a regionally-accredited university, college, or community college | The social & behavioral science/humanities and introductory composition prerequisites may be fulfilled with bachelor's degree or associate's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or completion of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. Otherwise, applicants must fulfill these prerequisites as listed. | |||||
16 | For more information about prerequisite time limits, international coursework, etc. visit z.umn.edu/prerequisites |
1 | University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy | ||
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2 | School | City & State | Website |
3 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | http://www.osu.edu/ |
4 | Prerequisite | Minimum requirement | Approved courses |
5 | General Biology | 1 course with lab | BIOLOGY 1101 or 1101E BIOLOGY 1110 BIOLOGY 1113 |
6 | Microbiology | 1 course | MICROBIOL 4000 MICROBIOL 4100 |
7 | Anatomy (human or comparative) | 1 course | ANATOMY 2300 (all sections) ANATOMY 3300 EEOB 2510 |
8 | Physiology (human or comparative) | 1 course | PHYSIO 3101 & 3102 PHYSIO 3200 PHR 3100 EEOB 2520 |
9 | Calculus | 1 course | MATH 1131 MATH 1140 MATH 1151 MATH 1156 MATH 1161 MATH 1181 |
10 | Statistics | 1 course | STAT 1350 STAT 2450 STAT 2480 |
11 | General Chemistry | 2 courses and lab | CHEM 1210 & 1220 CHEM 1610 & 1620 CHEM 1910H & 1920H |
12 | Organic Chemistry | 2 courses and lab | CHEM 2510, 2520, & 2540 CHEM 2610, 2620, & 2540 CHEM 2901H, 2920H, & 2940H |
13 | Social & Behavioral Sciences OR Humanities | 2 courses or MN transfer curriculum, US associate's degree or US bachelor's degree | Economics, sociology, language, history, psychology, etc. |
14 | Introductory Composition | 1 course or MN transfer curriculum, US associate's degree or US bachelor's degree | ENGLISH 1110 |
15 | If you do not see a course listed that you have taken and believe fulfills a prerequisite, please email pharmacy@umn.edu. |