Pharmacy Coursework
Common Courses for Pharmacy programs in VA
Human Anatomy and Physiology (two semesters)
Biology
Microbiology
Chemistry (4 semesters)
Physics
Specific Program Course Requirements
Important Point 1: Most programs will require MORE than completion of a set of prerequisite courses! Students should always check the website of the program of interest for all requirements (e.g., exams, experiences, letters).
Important Point 2: The information below is meant to be helpful by collecting this information in one place. Please be aware that each school has its own required courses for admission and they may change them without notice. Please check the website of the program in which you are interested for the most current information.
Any errors in the information below are solely the responsibility of HCAB.
Appalachian College of Pharmacy
| Appalachian Required Courses | Required Credit Hours | Roanoke Equivalent(s) |
| Biology with lab | 8 |
BIOL 106 AND BIOL 180 or BIOL 180 AND BIOL 210 or BIOL 210 AND BIOL 315 |
| Chemistry with lab | 8 | CHEM 111 AND CHEM 112 |
| Organic Chemistry with lab | 8 | CHEM 221 AND CHEM 222 |
| Physics I with lab | 4 | PHYS 102 or PHYS 103 or PHYS 201 |
|
Biochemistry with lab (Will accept Genetics, Molecular Biology, or Cell Biology) |
4 |
CHEM 341 (or BIOL 315, BIOL 400, or BIOL 210, note prerequisites) |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6 | BIOL 230 AND BIOL 260 |
| Microbiology | 3 | BIOL 235 (note prerequisites) |
| English Composition | 6 | INQ 110 AND INQ 120 |
| College Algebra or Pre-Calculus | 3 |
MATH |
| Biostatistics or Statistics | 3 |
INQ 240 or STAT 210 |
| Hampton Required Courses | Required Semesters |
Roanoke Equivalent(s) |
| English | 6 | INQ 110 AND INQ 120 |
| Speech | 3 | COMM 220 |
| Cultures and Civilizations (History) | 3 | HIST |
| Social Science (Sociology or Psychology) | 3 | INQ 260SO or INQ 260PY or PSYC 101 or SOCI 101 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 122 |
| Microbiology | 3 | BIOL 235 |
| Upper-level Biology (Cell Biology, Immunology) | 3 | BIOL 210 or BIOL 370 |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab | 6 | BIOL 230 AND BIOL 260 |
| Introductory Biology with lab | 8 |
BIOL 106 AND BIOL 180 or BIOL 180 AND BIOL 210 or BIOL 210 AND BIOL 315 |
| Introductory Chemistry with lab | 8 |
CHEM 111 AND CHEM 112 |
| Organic Chemistry with lab | 8 |
CHEM 221 AND CHEM 222 |
| Physics with lab | 4 |
PHYS 102 or PHYS 103 or PHYS 201 |
| Biochemistry | 3 |
CHEM 341 |
| Statistics | 3 |
INQ 240 or StAT 210 |
| Calculus | 3 |
MATH 121 |
| Shenandoah Required Courses | Required Credit Hours | Roanoke Equivalent(s) |
| English I and II | 6 | INQ 110 AND INQ 120 |
| Biology with lab | 8 |
BIOL 106 AND BIOL 180 or BIOL 180 AND BIOL 210 or BIOL 210 AND BIOL 315 |
| Chemistry with lab | 8 | CHEM 111 AND CHEM 112 |
| Organic Chemistry with lab | 4 | CHEM 221 |
| Physics | 3 | PHYS 102 or PHYS 103 or PHYS 201 |
| College Algebra or higher | 3 | MATH |
| Statistics | 3 | INQ 240 or STAT 210 |
| Economics | 3 | ECON 121 or ECON 122 |
| Microbiology | 3 | BIOL 235 (note prerequisites) |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab | 8 | BIOL 230 AND BIOL 260 |
| Advanced Biology or Chemistry elective | 6 | 2 courses from BIOL or CHEM |
| Humanities | 3 | 1 course from INQ 270 or INQ 271 or discipline-specific course |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | 1 course from INQ 260 or discipline-specific course |
Virginia Commonwealth University
| VCU Required Courses | Required Credit Hours | Roanoke Equivalent(s) |
| Biology with lab | 8 |
BIOL 106 AND BIOL 180 or BIOL 180 AND BIOL 210 or BIOL 210 AND BIOL 315 |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6 | BIOL 230 AND BIOL 260 |
| Microbiology | 3 | BIOL 235 (note prerequisites) |
| Chemistry with lab | 8 | CHEM 111 AND CHEM 112 |
| Organic Chemistry with lab | 8 | CHEM 221 AND CHEM 222 |
| Biochemistry | 3 | CHEM 341 |
| Physics with lab | 4 | PHYS 102 or PHYS 103 or OHYS 201 |
| Statistics | 3 | INQ 240 or STAT 210 |
| Calculus | 3 | MATH 121 |
| English | 3 | INQ 110 |
| Highly Recommended: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology | BIOL 315, BIOL 400, BIOL 370, BIOL 210 |