Pre-Pharmacy Required Courses

Students can enter a pharmacy program after just two years of undergraduate study. Students also have the option to complete three years of undergraduate study or a full Bachelor’s degree prior to entering a pharmacy program.

Prerequisite requirements can vary among pharmacy programs. If you are considering pharmacy programs outside of Creighton, you must research the prerequisites needed for those programs. Prerequisites should be posted on the pharmacy program websites. If you are considering programs outside of Creighton, additional classes , such as Physics, Biochemistry, and Physiology, may be required.

Creighton PharmD Required Courses

The following courses are required for admission into Creighton's Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Entrance into Creighton's PharmD program requires a minimum of 60 semester hours of pre-requisite courses. The School of Pharmacy and Health Professions requires that at least one semester of Organic Chemistry be completed with a grade of "C" or better before the applicant's file will be reviewed for admission.

Course	Credits	Options	Notes
General Biology with Labs	8	BIO 201/205 & BIO 202/206
General Chemistry with Labs	8	CHM 203/204 & CHM 205/206
Organic Chemistry with Labs	8	CHM 321/322 & CHM 323/324
Human Anatomy	3 or 4	EXS 331 or PHA 310/311	Some options have biology and/or chemistry pre-requisites \| Some schools may require labs
Calculus	3 or 4	MTH 231 or MTH 245
English	6	ENG 150 and ENG 22X	Magis: Contemporary Composition & Magis: Literature
Speech	4	COM 101 & Critical Issues	Magis: Oral Communication & Magis: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry
General Psychology	3	PSY 201	Magis: Understanding Social Science
Economics	3	ECO 203 or ECO 204
Electives - Theology	6	Many Options	Magis: Christian Tradition & Magis: Biblical Tradition
Electives - Other	12	Many Options

Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)

Creighton School of Pharmacy and Health Professions does not require the PCAT, but other programs might.

The PCAT covers the following topics:

- Verbal Abilities (Analogies, Sentence Completion)
- Writing (Conventions of Language, Problem Solving)
- Chemistry (General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Basic Biochemistry) - Students should have at least one semester of Organic Chemistry completed before taking the PCAT.
- Biology (General Biology, Microbiology, Human Anatomy & Physiology)
- Reading Comprehension
- Quantitative Ability (Basic Math, Algebra, Probability & Statistics, Pre-Calculus, Calculus)