Pre-Pharmacy Associate in Arts (PHARM-AA)

The curriculum provides the first two years of college education for students seeking admission to a school of pharmacy.

Students should consult with an advisor at the college or university they plan to attend for the specific courses recommended by that institution. We strongly encourage you to contact the Pensacola State College Biological Sciences Department for assistance in planning your program of study.

Department Head:

Matt Drum, [phone]

[e-mail]

Degree Requirements

Semester 1 (15 cc)

BSC 1010	Principles of Biology	3 cc
BSC 1010L	Principles of Biology Laboratory	1 cc
CHM 1045	General Chemistry I	3 cc
CHM 1045L	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1 cc
ENC 1101C	English Composition I	3 cc
MAC 1147	Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry	4 cc
	or
MAC 2311	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	4 cc

Semester 2 (15 cc)

ENC 1102	English Composition II	3 cc
CHM 1046	General Chemistry II	3 cc
CHM 1046L	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1 cc
MAC 2311	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	4 cc
	or
MAC 2312	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II	4 cc
PHY 1053	General Physics I	3 cc
PHY 1053L	General Physics I Laboratory	1 cc
	or
PHY 2048	Physics I with Calculus	4 cc
PHY 2048L	Physics I with Calculus Laboratory	1 cc

 

Semester 3 (17 cc)

CHM 2210	Organic Chemistry I	3 cc
CHM 2210L	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	1 cc
See Choices	Social Sciences (General Education Core Course)	3 cc
See Choices	Humanities (General Education Core Course)	3 cc
	Program Elective(s) (Foreign Language I)	7 cc

Foreign Language I must be selected if this requirement has not been met.

One Social Science or Humanities general education course must be a writing emphasis course. See general education course list for general education course options.

Semester 4 (13 cc)

CHM 2211	Organic Chemistry II	3 cc
CHM 2211L	Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	1 cc
See Choices	Humanities (Literature LIT, AML, or ENL prefix)	3 cc
See Choices	Any Social Sciences General Education Course	3 cc
	General Education Elective or Foreign Language II	3 cc

One Social Science general education course must be a writing emphasis course. See general education course list for general education course options.

If the Foreign Language II requirement has been met, students must select a general education elective from an area other than Natural Sciences.

Program Electives

Students must select electives from the following list of courses:

BSC 1011	Principles of Biological Diversity	3 cc
BSC 1011L	Principles of Biological Diversity Laboratory	1 cc
BSC 1931	Special Topics in Biological Sciences	1 cc
BSC 1932	Special Topics in Biological Sciences	2 cc
BSC 2033	Ethical Issues in Biology	2 cc
MCB 2010	General Microbiology	3 cc
MCB 2010L	General Microbiology Laboratory	1 cc
PHY 1054	General Physics II	3 cc
PHY 1054L	General Physics II Laboratory	1 cc
PHY 2049	Physics II with Calculus	4 cc
PHY 2049L	Physics II with Calculus Laboratory	1 cc

Total Credit Hours: 60

Note: Pharmacy schools generally require General Physics before admission to the school. A student who plans to apply to pharmacy school after the sophomore year should consider adding eight credit hours of Physics to the suggested curriculum.

Transfer students will be fully accepted into the UF Pharm D Program without completing the Pre-Anatomy and Physiology and communication courses (assuming they meet all the other admissions requirements), but they will be advised to complete the Anatomy and Physiology courses at UF (if not already completed at the community college) in Summer A and B prior to starting the Pharm D Program in the fall.