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Degree Programs: BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences

The four-year B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program prepares students for technical positions in the pharmacy production, control, and development sectors of the pharmaceutical industry or for graduate studies in pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry/pharmacognosy, or analytical chemistry. Graduates of this program are not eligible for licensure as pharmacists. For more information on degree requirements and curriculum see the Pharmaceutical Sciences Curriculum or the Pharmaceutical Sciences homepage


Admission Criteria

Students are admitted to the program after completion of two years of study in the basic sciences. For details on degree requirements and curriculum, see Pre-Pharmaceutical Sciences Curriculum.


Application Deadline

Application to this program is made through the University's Admissions Office. Students are admitted to the College only for the Fall Term. The deadline for application is Dec. 1.

To request an application, please fill out the B.S. Application Request Form.


Degree Requirements

Students are accepted into the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree program after completion of at least 60 credit hours in a pre-pharmaceutical sciences curriculum.1 Students must complete an additional 62 credit hours in the pharmaceutical sciences curriculum. Upon entering the program, each student must choose an area of concentration: pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical analytical chemistry, or pharmacology. Upon graduation, the student must have completed two terms of investigations and six credit hours of approved electives in the chosen area of concentration.


Pre-Pharmaceutical Sciences Curriculum 1

Students must complete at least 60 credit hours in the following courses before being admitted to the pharmaceutical sciences program:

Subject Semesters
Biology (general with laboratory) 1
Chemistry

General and qualitative, with laboratory 2

Organic, with laboratory 2
English composition 1
Physics (general, with laboratory) 2
Calculus 1
Humanities or foreign language 2
Social science 2
Medical microbiology (with laboratory) 1

Once admitted to the College’s B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program, students are required to complete the following two-year course sequence:

Pharmaceutical Sciences Curriculum

First Year B.S. Courses
First Term Credit
Pharmaceutical Sci. 462 3
Biochemistry 415 3
(or Biology 311) (4)
Mathematics 116 4
Medicinal Chem. 409 3
Electives 2
TOTAL 15

Second Term Credit
Pharmaceutical Sci. 463 3
Medicinal Chem. 410 3
Physiology 502 4
Electives 5
TOTAL 15

Second Year B.S. Courses
First Term Credit
Pharmaceutics 464 4
Medicinal Chem. 411 3
Pharmacology 659 3
Investigations2 2
Electives 4
TOTAL 16

Second Term Credit
Pharmaceutics 465 2
Medicinal Chem. 412 3
Pharmacology 660 4
Investigations2 2
Electives 5
TOTAL 16

1.Students enrolled in the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program can complete the requirements for both this degree and the interdisciplinary M.Eng. in Pharmaceutical Engineering in five years. To pursue this option, students should apply to the M.Eng. program during the first term of their first year at the College of Pharmacy.

2.B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences investigations courses include: Medicinal Chemistry 573, Pharmaceutical Chemistry 571, Pharmaceutical Sciences 568, Pharmacognosy 572, and Pharmacy 569. At least four credits of investigations are required. Up to four credits more may be counted toward the elective requirement.

 
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