Pre-Pharmacy Requirements for Kentucky

The following lists the required courses taken at Western for the Pre-Pharmacy curriculum. This course sequence satisfies the requirements to gain entrance into the University of Kentucky Pharmacy Program. As shown, the curriculum requires the completion of ~70 semester hours of course-work. The curriculum can be completed in the four semesters as outlined, however the average time spent completing these requirements is 6 semesters. Upon admittance into Pharmacy School, the Doctorate of Pharmacy Degree is completed in four years.

Freshman Year

 

Fall Semester


Biological Concepts I- BIOL 120 ............(3)
Biological Concepts I Lab- BIOL 121 ....(1)
*College Chemistry I - CHEM 120 ...........(3)
(or Intro to College Chem - CHEM 116).(3)
*College Alg. & Trig - MATH 118 .............(5)
(or College Algebra - Math 116) ..............(3)

Elective .....(3)
18 Hrs.

Spring Semester


Human Anatomy & Phys - BIOL 131 ....(4)
College Chem II - CHEM 222 ..................(3)
College Chem II Lab - CHEM 223 ..........(2)
Freshman English - ENG 100 ................(3)
Calc. and Anal. Geom - MATH 126 .....(4.5)
(or Fund. of Calculus - MATH 119) .......(4)

Elective ....(4)
19.5 Hrs

MATH 116 and 118 are pre-requisites for MATH 119 and 126 respectively.


*These courses require course passes and are “earned” through obtaining a requisite score on the placement exams given during OAR.
   
 
Sophomore Year
 

Fall Semester


General Microbiology - BIOL 207 ...........(3)
General Microbiology Lab- BIOL 208 ....(1)
Organic Chemistry I - CHEM 340 ............(3)
Organic Chemistry I Lab - CHEM 341 ...(2)
Intro to Phy. & Biophy. I - PHY 231 ........(3)
Phy. & Biophy. I Lab - PHY 232 ..............(1)
Statistics - MATH 203 ................................(3)

Elective ....(3)

19 Hrs.

Spring Semester


Organic Chemistry II - CHEM 342 .........(3)
Organic Chemistry II Lab- CHEM 343 ..(2)
Junior English - ENG 300 .......................(3)
Intro to Phy. & Biophy. II - PHY 332 ......(3)
Phy. & Biophy. II Lab - PHY 233 ............(1)
Principles of Economics - ECON 202 ..(3)

Elective ....(4)

19 Hrs.

                       
  Acceptable Electives : [The electives marked with a # are required for Samford Pharmacy School and several other Pharmacy Schools.]
    
                       
   

#History 119 or 120 ..............................(3 hrs)
#Public Speaking SCOM 145 .............(3 hrs)
#Eng 200 .................................................(3 hrs)
#Physical Education (two activities) (2 hrs)

Psych 100 ................(3 hrs)
Soc 100 ....................(3 hrs)
Geog 200 ..................(3 hrs)

   
                       
It should be noted that there are a number of pharmacy schools in the U.S. and that the pre-pharmacy requirements of each one may be different. Most pharmacy schools have the same requirements as the University of Kentucky except that different electives are recommended. Because of the variations in requirements, the pre-pharmacy student should determine the requirements for the pharmacy school he/she would like to attend. This should be done before start of the sophomore year.
Most Colleges of Pharmacy require prospective students to take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT). The PCAT is normally given three times a year. You should consult your advisor for information on PCAT testing and application procedures for Pharmacy School.

Return