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NOTE: Because of the increased competition for seats in the entering
class resulting from the unprecedented number of applications for admission we
have received in recent years, the UT College of Pharmacy Admissions Committee
gives preference for students in a 3+1 program or completing a degree.
Admission to the College requires the completion of a minimum of 90 hours of
pre-professional coursework, distributed as follows:
SCIENCE:
Note: not all introductory course in the sciences, calculus, or statistics
will be accepted in fulfillment of pre-pharmacy requirements. All science,
calculus, or statistics courses the prospective pharmacy student takes should be
courses which are suitable for science majors intending graduate study or for
pre-medical/pre-dental students. Science courses taken by the pre-pharmacy
student must include laboratories.
- General Chemistry -2 courses (8 semester hours)
- Organic Chemistry -2 courses (8 semester hours)
- General Biology/Zoology -2 courses (8 semester hours)
- Physics -1 course (4 semester hours)
- Microbiology -1 course (3 semester hours)
- Biochemistry - 2 courses (6 semester hours)
- Anatomy-Physiology - 2 courses (8 semester hours)
- Immunology - 1 course (3 semester hours)
MATHEMATICS:
- Calculus -1 course (3 semester hours)
- Statistics -1 course (3 semester hours)
COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS:
- English Composition -2 courses (6 semester hours)
- Communications/Speech - 1 course (3 semester hours)
ELECTIVES:
Elective courses must conform to the following
distribution and requirements
- At least 2 courses totaling 6 semester hours must be taken in the
Humanities: arts, literature, history, language, philosophy.
- At least 2 courses totaling 6 semester hours must be taken in the Social
Sciences: sociology, psychology, anthropology, political science, economics.
- The remaining elective courses, totaling 15 semester hours, may be taken
in any area(s) the student desires (sciences, mathematics, humanities or social
sciences); however the following courses will not be accepted in fulfillment
of pre-pharmacy curriculum requirements: ROTC, participatory PE/sports, or
musical performance courses (such as choir or band, etc.). Students unsure
whether a particular course will be accepted by the College should contact Dr.
Eoff at
jeoff@utmem.edu at the earliest opportunity.
The
scheduling listed below is suggested; following the table is a listing of the
required coursework. No student will be enrolled who has not finished
all required courses prior to enrollment.
| Year 1: Fall |
Hours |
Year 1: Spring |
Hours |
| General Chemistry I |
4 |
General Chemistry II |
4 |
| General Biology/Zoology I |
4 |
General Biology/Zoology II |
4 |
| English Composition I |
3 |
English Composition II |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
| Total |
14 |
Total |
14 |
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| Year 2: Fall |
Hours |
Year 2: Spring |
Hours |
| Organic Chemistry I |
4 |
Organic Chemistry II |
4 |
| Anatomy-Physiology I |
4 |
Anatomy-Physiology II |
4 |
| Calculus |
3 |
Statistics |
3 |
| Communications/Speech |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
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| Total |
17 |
Total |
14 |
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| Year 3: Fall |
Hours |
Year 3: Spring |
Hours |
| Biochemistry I |
3 |
Biochemistry II |
3 |
| Microbiology |
3 |
Immunology |
3 |
| Physics I |
4 |
Electives |
11 |
| Elective |
4 |
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| Total |
14 |
Total |
17 |
- Human Anatomy and Human Physiology may be taken as separate courses
totaling 8 hours. If your pre-pharmacy institution requires Comparative
Anatomy and/or Physiology for your degree requirement, that will be
accepted. We prefer 8 hours of Anatomy and Physiology, but we will
accept 7 hours to fulfill our requirements if you are on a quarter
system rather than a semester system.
- Microbiology may be available only as a 3-hour course (while the
4-hour Microbiology course is preferred, the 3-hour course will be
acceptable if a laboratory is included.
- Biochemistry lab is NOT required, but recommended if available. If
the college you attend offers only one general biochemistry course, you
may make up the hours with an additional upper level biology course,
such as Cell Biology, Genetics, Proteins, etc.
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