Pharmacy
Division of Health, Science, and Mathematics
The pharmacy program is a 6-year program including two years of pre-pharmacy coursework followed by four years of professional training. Students wishing to obtain a Doctor of Pharmacy degree may complete their pre-pharmacy requirements at Benedictine College. Pre-pharmacy requirements vary between different pharmacy schools, but they generally include the following courses:
- Bi 121, General Biology I
- Bi 247, Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Bi 360, Microbiology
- Ch 103, General Chemistry I or Ch 123, Advanced General Chemistry I
- Ch 104, General Chemistry II or Ch 124, Advanced General Chemistry II
- Ch 105, General Chemistry I Laboratory
- Ch 106, General Chemistry II Laboratory
- Ch 231, Organic Chemistry I
- Ch 232, Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
- Ch 233, Organic Chemistry II
- Ch 234, Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
- En 101, English Composition
- En 102, Introduction to Literature
- Ma 131, Calculus I
- Se 222, Speech Communication
Plus eighteen credit hours humanities/social sciences.
Students may get more information on campus from the chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department.
