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.
- Please contact RxAdmissions@KU.edu or KUcore@KU.edu with questions or concerns.
Supplemental application not necessary for current KU Students.
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 365, MATH 526, 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.
Credit/No Credit - Spring 2020 - Spring 2021
The KU School of Pharmacy faculty and staff is concerned about all students preparing to apply for the Doctor of Pharmacy program. To provide some relief for our future students during the COVID-19 crisis we will honor Credit/No Credit grades for all pre-pharmacy courses completed during the Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters. If a student decides to request a CR/NC grade over a letter grade for these semesters it will not affect their status with the KU School of Pharmacy.