Offered by Health Science Programs:

Pre-Pharmacy

A minimum of 60 semester hours is required by the University of Nebraska Medical Center's College of Pharmacy. A student applying to a School of Pharmacy other than that at the University of Nebraska Medical Center should check with the school to ensure that other requirements are fulfilled. Competition to gain a place in pharmacy school is intense and cannot be guaranteed; students are expected to plan for a college major**.

1. Biological/Chemical Science
   • Take at least 8 hours of biology from:
     • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
     • BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
       
       (Prereq: three years of high school science including biology and chemistry and a minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
     • BIOL 211, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
     • BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of college Biology; CHEM 161, CHEM 161L, and CHEM 250; or CHEM 360)
     • Restriction: No more than ONE from the following options:
       • 1 course
         • BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
           
           (Prereq: three years of high school science including biology and chemistry and a minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
       • OR 2 courses
         • BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
           
           (CHEM 145 or CHEM 150 or CHEM 160; three years of high school science including biology and a minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
         • BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
   • Take all of the following:
     • CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
     • CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
     • CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
     • CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
     • CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
     • CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
     • CHEM 361, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
     • CHEM 361L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
2. Oral and Written Communication (6 hours required)
   • ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
   • Take 1 course from:
     • ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS or ACT English score of 30 or above)
     • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
3. Analytical Science (11-12 hours required)
   • Take 1 course from:
     • MATH 115*, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, MATH 103)
     • MATH 123*, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102)
   • Take 1 course from:
     • STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
     • PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
   • Take 1 course from:
     • CHEM 301, Techniques of Chemical Analysis - 4 hours
     • PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
     • PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours
     • *Students with insufficient preparation to enter the mathematics program at this level will be required to take MATH 102.
4. Administrative Science (6 hours required)
   • BACC 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102, sophomore standing)
   • Take 1 course from:
     • ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
     • ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
5. Behavioral and Social Science (6 hours required)
   • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
     • SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
6. Humanities (6 hours required)
   • History, Literature, Foreign Language, Political Science, Fine Arts, Business Management, Philosophy

Strongly recommended:

PSY 465 Psychopharmacology - 3 hours

Students applying to the Creighton University School of Pharmacy must take both English classes and the Speech class. To fulfill the 8 hours of biology requirement, two courses must be chosen from BIOL 103, 105 106, 211 and 309. Physics, Analytical Chemistry, Accounting, and Statistics are not required but may be used as electives. The electives for Creighton should also include 9 hours from humanities, behavioral sciences and social sciences. Students should complete a total of 63 hours. Scores from the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) must also be submitted.

**Students pursuing a program of study in pre-pharmacy are expected to choose a major so that they can be working towards a baccalaureate degree concurrently with the pre-pharmacy program. This requires a major/minor combination or a comprehensive major as well as completion of the UNK general studies requirements and other degree requirements as set forth in the college catalog. (Students who are accepted into pharmacy school prior to completing a baccalaureate degree at UNK may be eligible to receive a BS degree in Health Science if they have completed all General Studies requirements and have at least 90 semester hours completed in pre-pharm studies.)