Pre-Pharmacy Concentration, Arts and Sciences, A.S.

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The pre-pharmacy concentration is designed for students interested in attending pharmacy school at a graduate institution. This program provides the general education and science course work necessary for acceptance to pharmacy school upon receiving adequate Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) scores. Students will be required to learn the specific course requirements for the schools they wish to attend. Specific school requirements can be found through the Pharmacy College Application Service at www.pharmcas.org/collegesschools/start.htm. Students accepted into the program will be eligible for priority admission to Shenandoah University Pharmacy School if, when accepted, the students have a high school GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 grading scale and SAT scores of 1100 or greater or ACT scores of 24 or greater. Priority admission requires that the student continue their academic excellence and PCAT scores in the 75th percentile.

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Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	English Composition	3	ENG 102 or SPD 103	Composition and Literature or Public Speaking	3
MAT 203	Calculus I	4	Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3
CHM 103	General Chemistry I	4	CHM 104	General Chemistry II	4
Restricted Elective	Choose from the list	4	BIO 205	Microbiology	4

TOTAL		15	TOTAL		14
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science	3	Gen Ed	Diversity	3
CHM 203	Organic Chemistry I	4	Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3
PHY 201	General Physics I	4	Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science	3
Restricted Elective	Choose from the list	4	CHM 204	Organic Chemistry II	4
			Elective	Choose in consultation with advisor	3
TOTAL		15	TOTAL		16

General Education Requirements (33 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

CHM 103 - General Chemistry I (4 Credits)
CHM 104 - General Chemistry II (4 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 credits)

English

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits) *minimum grade of “C” or better is required
ENG 102 - Composition and Literature (3 Credits)
OR
SPD 103 - Public Speaking (3 Credits)

Mathematics

MAT 203 - Calculus I (4 Credits)

Program Requirements (16 Credits)

BIO 205 - Microbiology (4 Credits)
CHM 203 - Organic Chemistry I (4 Credits)
CHM 204 - Organic Chemistry II (4 Credits)
PHY 201 - General Physics I (4 Credits)

Restricted Electives (8 Credits)

Select 8 credits from the following courses:

BIO 113 - Principles of Biology I (4 Credits)
BIO 114 - Principles of Biology II (4 Credits)
BIO 203 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 Credits)
BIO 204 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 Credits)
ECO 202 - Microeconomic Principles (3 Credits)
MAT 109 - Introduction to Statistics (3 Credits)
PHY 202 - General Physics II (4 Credits)
SPD 103 - Public Speaking (3 Credits)

Free Electives (3 Credits)

Select 3 credits of electives in consultation with an advisor. Some recommended courses are listed below:

BIO 201 - Cell Biology (4 Credits)
HUM 214 - World Religions (3 Credits)
MAT 161 - Precalculus (4 Credits)
PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 Credits)
PHL 103 - Ethics (3 Credits)

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