Pre-Pharmacy
A minimum of 90 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 (59 hours required)
- Take at least 4 hours of biology from:
- Take all of the following:
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 309***, Cellular Biology - 4 hours
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours
- BIOL 450, Molecular Biology - 3 hours
- *** BIOL 309 is a required prerequisite for BIOL 360 but is not a UNMC requirement.
- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS 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 301, Analytical Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 301L, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 351L, Biochemistry 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
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS OR MATH 103GS OR MATH 115 or above OR Math ACT of 20 or better)
- PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics II - 4 hours
- PHYS 206LGS, Physics Laboratory II - 1 hour
- Oral and Written Communication (9 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- ENG 101, Introduction to Academic Writing - 3 hours
- ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- Analytical Science (8 hours required)
- Take:
- Take 1 course from:
- Administrative Science (6 hours required)
- Take:
- ACCT 250, Principles of Accounting I - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS 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)
- Take all of the following:
- General Education
- Minimum 13 hours required with at least 6 hours coming from the following areas below. The remainder of hours can include
non-required courses in the areas listed above.
- Business Management, Critical Thinking, Ethics, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, Gerontology, History, Humanities,
Literature, Logic, Management, Philosophy, Political Science
Strongly recommended:
- PSY 465, Psychopharmacology - 3 hours
These requirements will fulfill the admission requirements at Creighton University School of Pharmacy. However, students should
consult the list of admissions requirements that are specific for Creighton.
Scores from the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) must also be submitted to most programs, including UNMC and Creighton.
**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.)
