Pharmacy
Did you know Benjamin Franklin was a Pharmacist? He was instrumental in creating the United States’ first public hospital – and the first hospital pharmacy, then called the hospital apothecary. Pharmacists play a vital role on the healthcare team through the medicine and information they provide to other providers and to patients. When pharmacists are involved in patient care, outcomes improve, and costs decline. Pharmacists can practice and specialize in any area of healthcare. They can even administer vaccines in all 50 states.
It takes the typical student three years to complete the pre-requisite courses necessary for admission to professional school. Assuming the student is accepted to pharmacy school, they will then need to successfully complete their first year of study there to be eligible to transfer those credits back to CSC in order to earn their Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. The typical student takes four years to complete pharmacy school to graduate with their Doctor of Pharmacy (DP).
Sample plan of study
Year 1
| BIOL 101/101L | General Biology I & Lab | 4 hrs |
| BIOL 102/102L | General Biology II & Lab | 4 hrs |
| CHEM 131/131L | College Chemistry I & Lab | 4 hrs |
| CHEM 132/132L | College Chemistry II & Lab | 4 hrs |
| ES 1 | First Year Inquiry | 6 hrs |
| ES 2 | Composition (ENG 135 or 136) | 3 hrs |
| ENG 137 | Technical Writing | 3 hrs |
| MATH 151 | Calculus I | 5 hrs |
Year 2
| BIOL 332/332L | Genetics & Lab | 4 hrs |
| CHEM 333/333L | Organic Chemistry I & Lab | 4 hrs |
| CHEM 334/334L | Organic Chemistry II & Lab | 4 hrs |
| CHEM 335/335L | Biochemistry & Lab | 4 hrs |
| MATH 232 | Applied Statistics | 3 hrs |
| PHYS 151/151L | Physics I & Lab | 4 hrs |
| PHYS 152/152L | Physics II & Lab | 4 hrs |
| PSYC 131 | Intro to Psychology | 3 hrs |
Year 3
| BIOL 340/340L | Human Anatomy & Lab | 4 hrs |
| BIOL 342/342L | Human Physiology & Lab | 4 hrs |
| BIOL 449 | Molecular Biology | 3 hrs |
| BIOL 499 | Biology Capstone | 3 hrs |
| CHEM 341/341 | Quantitative Analysis & Lab | 4 hrs |
| ECON 231 | Macroeconomics | 3 hrs |
| ES 3 | Communication | 3 hrs |
| ES 7 | Humanities (PHIL 336) | 3 hrs |
| ES 8 | Social Science | 3 hrs |
| ES 10 or ES 11 | FCS 320 or FCS 247 | 3 hrs |
PLEASE NOTE: This is for informational purposes only. For class schedules & for courses required for admission into specific pharmacy programs, please see an advisor and your prospective professional school website.
Due to the demanding course load required for this program, it is suggested students consider completing dual credits (other than science) while still in high school.
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