Pre-Pharmacy Program
Minimal Requirements for Entrance
Harrison School of Pharmacy - Auburn University
- Humanities and Social Sciences (24 hours)
- English Composition- (6 hours)
- Additional Courses (18 hours)
- Courses include- History, Literature, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Religion, Foreign Languages, Ethics, Speech, Communications, Economics, Political Science, Anthropology, Geography, Sociology, and Psychology.
- Science and Math Core (38-42 hours)
- General Biology (4 hours)
- General Chemistry & lab (8 hours)
- Organic Chemistry & lab, (8 hours)
- Human Anatomy & Physiology & lab (8 hours)
- Microbiology & lab (4 hours)
- Calculus (4 hours)
- Statistics (3 hours)
- Biochemistry (3 hours)
- (Microbiology & Biochemistry must be taken at a college/university that awards bachelor's degrees)
McWhorter School of Pharmacy - Samford University
- English composition (6 hours)
- Literature (3 hours)
- History of Western Civilization (3 hours)
- Mathematics
- Calculus (4 hours)
- Statistics (STAT 2210)
- Biology
- Human Anatomy & Physiology & Labs (8 hours)
- Microbiology & Lab (4 hours)
- Chemistry
- General inorganic chemistry, qualitative and quantitative analysis (8 hours)
- Organic chemistry (8 hours)
- Physical Education (any 2 activity courses or KHP 2240)
- Additional Liberal Arts-- 3 hours of Liberal Arts must be either Psychology or Sociology.
- The additional Liberal Arts requirements (9 hours) may be satisfied by courses in Political Science, History, Literature, Foreign Language, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Geography, Economics, or one (1) class in either Art, Music, or Drama Appreciation.
Pharmacy Schools in Alabama
Auburn University
Harrison School of Pharmacy
Office of Academic Affairs
209 Pharmacy Building
Auburn, AL 36849-5501
(334) 844-8378
Degrees awarded: Pharm.D., Pharm. D / Ph.D., or Pharm.D./ MPH
Samford University
McWhorter School of Pharmacy
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
(205) 870-2833
Degrees awarded: Pharm.D., Pharm.D./MBA, Pharm. D. / Master of Health Administration, Pharm.D./ Master of Public Health, Pharm.D.,/MS in Health Informatics and Analytics, Pharm.D./ MS in Nutrition, Pharm.D., Master of Studies in Law with a Concentration in Health Law and Compliance
Degree / Major
Any major is acceptable as long as you meet the minimal entrance requirements listed above.
Admission Test
Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)
The Psychological Corporation
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, TX 78204
(800) 622-3231
(512) 270-0396
Application Services
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
1426 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2841
(703) 739-2330
Application Services
PharmCAS (Pharmacy College Application Service)
P.O. Box 9109
Watertown, MA 02471
617-612-2050
Resource Materials
Strategy for Success
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
P.O. Box 5017-A
Champaign, IL 61825-5017
(217) 333-0090
(217) 333-0122
Nationals Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
P.O. Box 5017-A
Champaign, IL 61825-5017
American Pharmaceutical Association
2215 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
4630 Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
2300 Ninth Street South, Suite 503
Arlington, VA 22204