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Pre-Pharmacy
The
Department of Biological Sciences offers a two-year program leading to acceptance
in the pharmacy program at the University of Kentucky. Our students have also
used MSU preparation to attend Samford, Mercer, as well as other schools. Students
interested in receiving the B.S. degree before applying to Pharmacy School may
follow the Biology/Pre-Medicine option.
Career
Outlook
Pharmacy
programs prepare students for work as pharmacists or in a wide range of activities
in the private sector, including research, marketing and quality control. Given
the extensive investment by pharmaceutical firms in research, pharmacy has considerable
potential for the future. Never before has the potential been as great for the
pharmacist to contribute to the health and well-being of the public. With the
dramatic changes in the health care system, pharmacists are assuming additional
responsibilities in the delivery of health care. The pharmacist's role has expanded
beyond the traditional one of drug preparation and distribution.
Curricular
Outline
| BIO 221 General Zoology:
Animal Form & Function | 4 hrs |
| BIO 227 Human Anatomy Laboratory | 2 hrs |
| BIO 300 Introductory Microbiology | 4 hrs |
| CHE 201 General College
Chemistry | 5 hrs |
| CHE 202 General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis | 5 hrs |
| CHE 312 Organic Chemistry I | 5 hrs |
| CHE 320 Organic Chemistry II | 3 hrs |
| CHE 325 Organic Chemistry Lab II | 2 hrs |
| PHY 130/131 General Physics I with Lab | 4 hrs |
| PHY 132/133 General Physics II with Lab | 4 hrs |
| MAT 250 Calculus & Analytic Geometry I | 5 hrs |
| MAT 135 Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 4 hrs |
| HUM 211 The Western Humanities Tradition | 3 hrs |
| HUM 212 The Humanities of the Modern World | 3 hrs |
| ENG 101 Composition | 3 hrs |
| ENG 102 Composition and Research | 3 hrs |
| ECO 231 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 hrs |
| COM 161 or COM 181 Communication elective | 3 hrs |
| PSY 180 General Psychology | 3 hrs |
Cross Cultural Requirement
Cross Cultural courses are those that focus on the study of a Third World or non-Western country. | 3 hrs |
| Total/td>
| 74 hrs |
In
Addition:
Must complete 64 of the
required 74 hours by the end of the spring term prior to beginning of fall classes
- priority given to those applicants who complete all pre-pharmacy requisites
by the end of the spring term preceding fall admission.
The above program is based
on the current admission requirements of the College of Pharmacy, University
of Kentucky. Other colleges of pharmacy will have somewhat different requirements
from those listed above. However, the above curriculum can easily be modified
to meet the requirements of any professional program.