Students planning on entering pharmacy school must declare a major in addition to a pre-pharmacy concentration. Students intending to enter pharmacy school should plan on completing a bachelor’s degree in addition to the required prerequisite courses. Pre-pharmacy students are encouraged to major in an area of greatest interest to them. Students intending to apply to a professional program at another institution should consult that institution’s bulletin for prerequisite courses to that institution.

Credits earned by examination (AP, CLEP, etc.) will not count toward the 90 minimum credits required for admission to the VCU School of Pharmacy. However, the content area covered by the examination need not be repeated. Electives in related areas may be substituted for the needed credits.

Admission to and satisfactory completion of the preparation program does not constitute or guarantee admission to the final four years of the professional program of the VCU School of Pharmacy. In the fall of the year preceding the year of desired admission, the student must apply separately to the professional program at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy, P.O. Box 980632, Richmond, VA 23298-0632.

Admission into the program is based on scholastic record, PCAT scores, demonstrated aptitude and interest, and a personal interview conducted by the school’s admissions committee. Preference is given to candidates who have successfully completed additional upper-level science courses.

	Credits
BIOC 403 Biochemistry	3
BIOL 101 Biological Concepts or BIOL 151 and BIOZ 151L Introduction to Biological Sciences I and Laboratory	4
BIOL 201, BIOZ 201L Human Biology and Laboratory or BIOL 152, BIOZ 152L Introduction to Biological Sciences II and Laboratory	4
BIOL 205 Basic Human Anatomy	4
BIOL/PHIS 206 Human Physiology	3
BIOL 209 Medical Microbiology	3
CHEM 101-102 General Chemistry	6
CHEZ 101L and 102L General Chemistry Laboratory I and II	2
CHEM 301-302 Organic Chemistry	6
CHEZ 301L and 302L Organic Chemistry Laboratory I and II	4
ENGL 200 Writing and Rhetoric Workshop II (taken in second year)	3
MATH 151 Precalculus Math	4
MATH 200 Calculus with Analytic Geometry	4
PHYS 201 General Physics	4
SPCH 121 Effective Speech	3
STAT 210 Basic Practice of Statistics	3
UNIV 111 Focused Inquiry I	3
UNIV 112 Focused Inquiry II	3
Additional electives (chosen with adviser)	24*
Total	90

* Electives should represent a well-balanced program of courses in the fine arts, humanities and social sciences. Choose from anthropology, art history, economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, religious studies, sociology, social sciences, foreign languages, literature, music appreciation or computer science. Students may not present studio, activity (physical education), mathematics or science courses. Other electives can include courses in the sciences such as anatomy, physiology and biochemistry.