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**.
- 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
- BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours
- Restriction: No more than ONE from the following options:
- 1 course
- OR 2 courses
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
(Prereq: MATH 102 or Math ACT score of 20 or better or permission of instructor)
- 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
- Oral and Written Communication (6 hours required)
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- Analytical Science (11-12 hours required)
- Take 1 course from:
- Take 1 course from:
- PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours
- STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- CHEM 301, Techniques of Chemical Analysis - 4 hours
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours (Prereq: MATH 103 or permission of instructor)
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics - 5 hours (Prereq: PHYS 205GS or permission)
- *Students with insufficient preparation to enter the mathematics program at this level
will be required to take MATH 102.
- Administrative Science (6 hours required)
- BACC 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours
(Prereq: MATH 102 or equivalent; sophomore standing)
- Take 1 course from:
- ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
- ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
- Behavioral and Social Science (6 hours required)
- PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- Humanities (6 hours required)
- Business Management, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, History, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science
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 103GS, BIOL 105GS,
BIOL 106GS, BIOL 211GS and
BIOL 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.)
