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Pre-Pharmacy Prerequisite Area

Minimum Semester

Hours Required*

University of Illinois at Chicago Prerequisite Course(s)

I. Communication 8 Written and verbal ENGL (160, 161) and COMM 100 or COMM 102

II. Life Sciences 23 Biology with lab 8 BIOS (100, 101) Human Anatomy (all organ systems) 8 KN (251, 252) or KN (253, 254) Microbiology with lab 4 BIOS (350, 351) Genetics 3 BIOS 220

III. Physical Sciences 23 General chemistry with lab 8 CHEM (112, 114) or CHEM(116, 118) Organic chemistry with lab 8 CHEM (232, 233, 234) General Physics 4 PHYS 105 or PHYS 141 Biochemistry 3 BIOS 352 or CHEM 352

IV. Mathematics/Statistics 6 Calculus – No AP 3 MATH 170 or MATH 165 or MATH 180 Statistics 3 STAT 101 or STAT 130

V. Humanities 3 Courses such as history, philosophy, religion, literature VI. Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 Courses such as sociology, psychology, anthropology, political

science Total Pre-Pharmacy Coursework Minimum of 66 semester hours; 2.75 minimum GPA *Semester hours: These represent the minimum semester hours. The credits associated with these courses may exceed the minimum. If science course work was taken more than five years prior to admission application, students must have their transcripts evaluated by a College of Pharmacy admissions counselor. For additional information, please see http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/student_affairs.

5/17/15

Pre-Pharmacy Guide for University of Illinois at Chicago