Pre-Pharmacy
A minimum of 64 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 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 1 of the following:
- Take both of the following:
- 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 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 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 score of 20 or better)
- PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take 1 of the following options:
- Take:
- CHEM 301, Analytical Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 301L, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- OR take:
- Oral and Written Communication
- 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
- Take:
- MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours (Prereq: MATH 103GS OR Math ACT score of 23 or greater and 4 years of high school mathematics including 2 years of algebra and 1 year of geometry and a senior level pre-calculus course)
- Take 1 course from:
- General Education
- Minimum 9 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
These requirements will fulfill the admission requirements at Creighton University School of Pharmacy. However, Microeconomics is also
required by Creighton University and therefore, students should plan to take ECON 271GS to cover
that requirement. 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 85 semester hours completed in pre-pharm studies.)
