Pre-Pharmacy Requirements
Admission to most pharmacy programs requires 90 or more hours of coursework. Students will usually be required to take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) prior to admission to the professional program. Students should consult a pre-pharmacy advisor at Del Mar to plan class schedules.
Courses which could be completed at the lower division include
- English/Composition (ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302)
- Sophomore literature or philosophy — 3 semester hours
- One year of major's track biology with laboratory (BIOL 1406 plus BIOL 1407
- BIOL 2401 (suggested for Texas A&M University-Kingsville)
- Microbiology (BIOL 2421)
- Genetics (BIOL 2416) for some schools
- One year of general chemistry (CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412)
- One year of organic chemistry (CHEM 2323/CHEM 2123, CHEM 2325/CHEM 2125)
- Six hours of mathematics (University of Texas system, MATH 2413, MATH 2414; University of Houston system, MATH 1324, MATH 1325)
- Visual/Performing Arts core courses — 3 semester hours
- PHYS 1401 (and PHYS 1402 for some schools)
- United States History (HIST 1301, HIST 1302)
- Federal and Texas Government (GOVT 2305, GOVT 2306)
- Approved social/behavioral science elective — 3 semester hours
Certain course substitutions are permitted. See advisor for details.
Students planning to complete an associate degree at Del Mar College should work closely with an advisor to avoid accumulating excessive hours. It may be necessary to defer some of the pre-professional courses listed to a university if an associate degree is desired.