Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.S.
The Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) is a four-year baccalaureate program. Pharmaceutical Sciences combine a broad range of scientific disciplines that are critical to development, design, and discovery of new drugs and therapies. The degree is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology industry, biomedical industry, pharmaceutical sales, pharmacy and health care administrations. (Please note: This four-year program does not qualify graduates to take licensure examinations to become registered pharmacists.)
MAJOR: B.S. Degree in Pharmaceutical Science
Curriculum
General Education core (49 hours)
(Note: CHEM 101/CHEM 101L and CHEM 102/CHEM 102L must be taken to satisfy the Natural Science requirement for General Education.)
Major Core Requirements (34 hours)
Core Courses
Related Area Course Requirements (42 hours)
Total Credit Hours: 125
Curriculum Guide for Pharmaceutical Sciences
Freshman Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| GE 103 | English Composition and Vocabulary | 3 |
GE
| Fine Arts/Communication | 2 |
| BIOL 102 | General Biology for Majors II | 4 |
| CHEM 102 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 102L | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| MATH 165 | Calculus of Single Variable I | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Sophomore Year
First Semester
Second Semester
| GE 140 | History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500 | 3 |
GE
| Literature & Language | 3 |
GE
| Physical Education Course | 1 |
| CHEM 302 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 302L | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 216 | Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| PHYS 182 | General Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 182L | General Physics II Lab | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Junior Year
First Semester
| GE 141 | History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present | 3 |
| PHSC 403 | Pharmaceutical Biochemistry I | 3 |
| PHSC 402 | Basis Pharmaceutics with Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 320 | Pharmaceutical Analysis I | 3 |
| BIOL 341 | Microbiology | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Second Semester
Senior Year
First Semester
| CSC 114 | Introduction To Computer Science | 3 |
| GLBS 200 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| CHEM 430 | Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| BIOL 352 | Molecular Biology/Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 300 | Principles of Pharmacology I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
Total Credit Hours: 128
Students must obtain a minimum grade of C in all major core requirements and related area course requirements.