Pharm.D. Prerequisites
- Pre-pharmacy requirements may be met by transfer, community college, or exam-based credit. Equivalency is required for transfer credit (determined through CREDTRAN — see below).
- KU Pharm.D. admission requires all pre-pharmacy courses to be a grade of C or higher. Pre-pharmacy GPA must be 2.5 or higher.
- Completion of the KU general education requirements, known as the KU Core 34, is required pre-pharmacy.
- An earned Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Science (AS) or Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degree from a (KBOR) Kansas institution, an earned AA from Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, and/or an earned (properly-accredited) U.S. bachelor’s degree completes the KU Core 34. See https://kucore.ku.edu/alternate-options.
- KU Core for information about KU general education requirements.
- See KU Core for information about KU's general education requirements.
- Transfer students please use CREDTRAN via KU Admissions: Transferring Credit to determine equivalency and KU Core applicability.
- In addition to the pre-pharmacy course requirements below, see the Sample Pre-Pharmacy Class Schedule.
- Please contact RxAdmissions@KU.edu or KUcore@KU.edu with questions or concerns.
Required Pre-Pharmacy Courses
| Course Group | Course Content | Course Options - Honors courses in blue | KU Core 34# (Fall 2024-forward) | Outgoing KU Core (2013-Summer 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative | Statistics | MATH 107, MATH 365, MATH 526, BIOL 370, BIOL 570, PSYC 210, BSAN 202, SOC 380, HSES 310 | MTS | N/A |
| Quantitative | Calculus | MATH 115, MATH 125, MATH 145 | MTS | N/A |
| Quantitative | Physics | PHSX 114, PHSX 210/216, PHSX 211/216, PHSX 213/216 | NPS | GE11 |
| Chemistry | General Chemistry I | CHEM 130, CHEM 170, CHEM 190/191 | NPS | GE3N |
| Chemistry | General Chemistry II | CHEM 135, CHEM 175, CHEM 195/196 | NPS | GE3N |
| Chemistry | Organic Chemistry I | CHEM 330/331, CHEM 380/331 | NPS | GE3N |
| Chemistry | Organic Chemistry II | CHEM 335/336, CHEM 385/336 | N/A | N/A |
| Biology | Molecular & Cellular | BIOL 150, BIOL 151, BIOL 416 | NLEC | GE3N |
| Biology | Human Anatomy | BIOL 240 | NLEC | N/A |
| Biology | Microbiology with Lab | BIOL 400/402, BIOL 401/402 | NLEC* NLAB | GE3N |
| Biology | Mammalian Physiology | BIOL 546/547 | NLEC* NLAB | N/A |
| KU Core | English Composition I | ENGL 101, ENGL 105 | ENG (#1) | GE21 (#1) |
| KU Core | English Composition II | ENGL 102, ENGL 205 | ENG (#2) | GE21 (#2) |
| KU Core | Oral Communication | COMS 130, COMS 131, COMS 244, COMS 322 | CMS | GE22 |
| KU Core | Arts and Humanities/Ethics | Any Arts & Humanities/Ethics course | AH | GE3H |
| KU Core | Social/Behavioral Science | Any Social & Behavior Sciences course | SBS | GE3S |
| KU Core | U.S. Culture | Any U.S. Culture course | USC | AE41 |
| KU Core | Global Culture | Any Global Culture course | GLBC | AE42 |
#Between KU Core and KU Core 34, many individual classes were recategorized. What was once a (GE3H / GE3S / AE41 / AE42, etc.) is not necessarily now a (AH / SBS / USC / GLBC). Please contact kucore@ku.edu with questions or concerns.
*BIOL 200/203 and BIOL 246/247 (KU or equivalent). KU's BIOL 400/402 and BIOL 546/547 are not necessarily KU Core 34 applicable.