Pre-Pharmacy Plan of Study
Saint Joseph College offers a 3-calendar year post-baccalaureate Pharm.D. program. Students enter as Biology, Biochemistry or Chemistry majors and complete all Pre-Pharmacy and general education requirements as earned with their Bachelor's Degree. Students pursue a separate admissions process to the professional Pharm.D. program, as well as take the PCAT. All qualified students will be considered for an interview as part of the admission process.
Students must meet the prerequisites of the Pharm.D. program. The Saint Joseph College courses that meet the prerequisite requirements include the following. Applicants from other schools must have equivalent courses.
| COURSE # | TITLE | CREDITS |
| CHEM 175-176 | Fundamental Chemical Principles I & II (with Laboratory) | 8 |
| CHEM 200, 210 | Organic Chemistry I & II (with Laboratory) | 8 |
| ENGL 104 | English Composition | |
| ENGL |
Elective (Literature, Creative Writing or Poetry) | |
| ENGL 203 | Oral Communication | |
| BIOL 301 | Microbiology (with Laboratory) | 4 |
| BIOL 241, 242 | Anatomy & Physiology I and II (with Laboratory); | 8 |
| MATH 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 110 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Microeconomics or ECON 101 Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PHYS 130 | Introductory Physics I (with Laboratory) | 4 |
At least 6 credits from: Humanities, e.g., Art, Drama, Theater, Literature, Religion, Music, Foreign Languages, or Philosophy.
At least 6 credits from: Social Sciences, e.g., Psychology, Sociology, Political Sciences, Economics, History, Anthropology, Government, or Ethnic Studies.
At least 6 credits from: Health-related Science and Mathematics, e.g., Computer Fundamentals, Informatics, Medical Terminology, Mathematics above Calculus I, Biochemistry, Immunology, Genetics, or Cell Biology.
The School of Pharmacy highly recommends additional courses chosen from:
Computer Fundamentals/Basics, Informatics, Genetics, Mathematics above Calculus I, Biochemistry, Immunology, or Cell Biology.
