2007 - 2008 University Catalog
Preprofessional Program: Pharmacy
Science 266
541-552-6406
Lynn M. Kirms (Chemistry), Advisor
The pre-pharmacy program prepares students for admission to an accredited pharmacy school. After completing the pre-pharmacy curriculum at SOU, students apply to a professional pharmacy school and begin four years of pharmaceutical studies. Students may prepare for careers in retail, clinical, industrial, or research pharmacy.
Program Requirements
The following SOU courses satisfy the pre-pharmacy requirements to enter Oregon State University’s PharmD program. Students interested in attending other pharmacy schools should contact those schools for information about their pre-pharmacy curricula.
Core Requirements
| General Chemistry and Lab (CH 201, 202, 203 and 204, 205, 206) | 15 |
| Organic Chemistry and Lab (CH 334, 335, 336 and 337, 340, 341) | 16 |
| Biochemistry (CH 451, 452, 453) (may be taken in lieu of Human Anatomy and Physiology) | 9 |
| Principles of Biology and Lab (BI 211, 212, 213 and 211L, 212L, 213L) | 12 |
| Microbiology and Lab (BI 351 and 351L) | 4 |
| Cell Biology (BI 342) | 4 |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology (BI 330A, 330B, 330C) (may be taken in lieu of Biochemistry) | 15 |
| Elementary Statistics (MTH 243) | 4 |
| Calculus I (MTH 251) | 4 |
| General Physics and Lab (PH 201, 202, 203 and 224, 225, 226) | 12 |
| General Psychology (PSY 201) | 4 |
| Principles of Economics (Micro or Macro) (EC 201 or 202) | 4 |
| First Aid and Safety (HE 252) | 3 |
| University Seminar (USEM 101, 102, 103) (must be taken by new first-year students) | 12 |
Suggested First-Year Curriculum:
| General Chemistry (CH 201, 202, 203) | 9 |
| General Chemistry Lab (CH 204, 205, 206) | 6 |
| Principles of Biology (BI 211, 212, 213) | 9 |
| Principles of Biology Lab (BI 211L, 212L, 213L) | 3 |
| University Seminar (USEM 101, 102, 103) | 12 |
| General Psychology (PSY 201) | 4 |
| Principles of Economics (Micro or Macro) (EC 201 or 202) | 4 |
| Calculus I (MTH 251) | 4 |
| Total credits | 51 |