Doctor of Pharmacy Admissions Prerequisites
To be eligible for admission to the PharmD program, applicants without a Bachelor's Degree must complete a minimum of 54 semester credits of prerequisite courses at a regionally accredited college or university in the United States. Applicants with a Bachelor's Degree must complete a minimum of 39 semester credits.
Note: Required prerequisite coursework does not need to be completed to apply to the PharmD program. To be eligible for admission for a given academic year you need to be able to show that you can complete all required coursework by mid-July of enrollment year. To matriculate into the pharmacy program, applicants must receive a grade of "C-" or better in all prerequisite courses.
Recommendations to be Competitive
The Admissions Committee has several recommendations on how to be a competitive applicant. Recommendations that specifically focus on prerequisite coursework include:
- Applicants are recommended to have a 2.7 GPA in three areas: cumulative GPA, science GPA, and last 45 semester credit GPA (most recent coursework). Applicants with a GPA below 2.7 are still welcome to apply and their application will be reviewed.
- A bachelor’s degree is not required but it can make an application more competitive.
- Applicants do not need to have all prerequisites done at the time of application but having most courses, if not all of them, done before applying can make an application more competitive.
Prerequisite Evaluation
We offer a complimentary service to unofficially evaluate your prerequisite coursework to help you determine which prerequisites you have fulfilled and those you have remaining to complete. To take advantage of this service please complete an unofficial prerequisite worksheet (pdf) and follow the instructions below.
For an unofficial course evaluation please send us your completed worksheet and unofficial college transcript(s) by email.
Email: pharmd@pacificu.edu
Prerequisite Courses
(Note: 1 semester credit = 1.5 quarter credits, ie. 8 semesters = 12 quarters)
Pre-pharmacy Required Coursework (54 credits; 39 with a bachelor’s degree) |
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Chemical, Biological, and Physical Sciences |
= 33 Credits
At least 6 additional credits from:
*Where institutional requirements exist for Human Anatomy as a prerequisite for Human Physiology, or where the topics are taught in an integrated “A&P” course, the full course series may be required.
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Mathematics |
= 3 credits + pre-requisites for precalculus
*A math-based statistics course is recommended, but not required. |
Information & Communication Technologies** |
= 3 credits
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Economics |
= 3 credits
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General Education** |
= 12 credits
Additional 3-6 credits from the following Social/Behavioral Sciences:
Additional 3-6 credits from the following:
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** These requirements will be waived for students who have completed or will complete a Bachelor’s degree prior to matriculation into the PharmD program.