Pre-Pharmacy for NEOUCOP Program Requirements

Pre-Pharmacy Programs

Pre-pharmacy study may be complete a completed at Kent State University by taking basic academic courses through the College of Arts and Sciences. Students are required to complete a primary major. The following courses are recommended for students interested in admission to pharmacy schools:

BSCI	10120	Biological Foundations	4
	30030	Human Physiology	4
	30140	Cell Biology	4
	30171	General Microbiology	4
	30518	Vertebrate Anatomy	4
Choose one group from below:			10
Group One:
CHEM	10060	General Chemistry I (4)
	10061	General Chemistry II (4)
	10062	General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
	10063	General Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
Group Two:
CHEM	10960	Honors General Chemistry (5)
	10961	Honors General Chemistry (5)
CHEM	30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
	30476	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1
	30481	Organic Chemistry I	3
	30482	Organic Chemistry II	3
MATH	11010	Algebra for Calculus	3
	11022	Trigonometry	2
	12002	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I	5
	12003	Analytic Geometry and Calculus II	5
Choose one of the following groups:			10
Group One:
PHY	13001	General College Physics I (4)
	13002	General College Physics II (4)
	13021	General Physics Laboratory I (1)
	13022	General Physics Laboratory II (1)
Group Two:
PHY	23101	General University Physics I (5)
	23102	General University Physics II (5)

All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

Remaining coursework should be selected from the social sciences (see Kent Core listings in anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology and sociology; most pharmacy schools also consider history to fall into this category) and from the Humanities (see Kent Core listings for English, philosophy and fine arts). Note: there are different requirements for students interested in admission to the Northeast Ohio University College of Pharmacy (NEOUCOP) (see below).

All students should be familiar with the requirements of the school of pharmacy to which they plan to apply and attend. Students should also consult with the pre-pharmacy advisor in the Department of Chemistry: Dr. Soumitra Basu (204 Williams Hall, e-mail: sbasu@kent.edu, telephone 330-672-3906).

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Pre-Pharmacy Program for NEOUCOP

The Northeast Ohio Universities College of Pharmacy (NEOUCOP) shares the campus and many of the facilities and services of the Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) in Rootstown. NEOUCOP offers a four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree. It has a consortial relationship with four Northeast Ohio public universities: Kent State, Cleveland State, Youngstown State and Akron Universities. Admissions criteria include completion of a two- or three-year pre-pharmacy program at an accredited university as well as satisfactory scores on the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT). Each of the consortial universities has 5 admission slots for students with acceptable GPAs, PCAT scores, interview scores, etc. For further information go to the NEOUCOP website: www.neoucom.edu or contact Dr. Soumitra Basu (room 204 Williams Hall, e-mail sbasu@kent.edu, telephone 330-672-3906).

The following courses are required for students seeking admission to NEOUCOP:

BSCI	10120	Biological Foundations	4
	30140	Cell Biology	4
Choose one of the following groups:			10
Group One:
CHEM	10060	General Chemistry I (4)
	10061	General Chemistry II (4)
	10062	General Chemistry I Laboratory (1)
	10063	General Chemistry II Laboratory (1)
Group Two:
	10960	Honors General Chemistry (5)
	10961	Honors General Chemistry (5)
Choose from one of the following groups:			6
Group One:
CHEM	20481	Basic Organic Chemistry I (4)
	20482	Basic Organic Chemistry II (2)
Group Two:
	30481	Organic Chemistry I (3)
	30482	Organic Chemistry II (3)
Both groups take:			2
CHEM	30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
	30476	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
Choose one group from the following:			7
Group One:
CHEM	30284	Introductory Biological Chemistry (4)
	40248	Advanced Biological Chemistry (3)
Group Two:
	40245	Biochemical Foundations of Medicine (4)
	40248	Advanced Biological Chemistry (3)
Choose one group from the following:			10
Group One:
PHY	13001	General College Physics I (4)
	13002	General College Physics II (4)
	13021	General College Physics Laboratory I (1)
	13022	General College Physics Laboratory II (1)
Group Two:
	23101	General University Physics I (5)
	23102	General University Physics II (5)
Choose one of the following:			4-5
MATH	12002	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
	12021	Calculus for Life Sciences (4)
Choose one of the following:			3
MATH	12022	Probability and Statistics for Life Sciences (3)
	30011	Basic Probability and Statistics (3)
Choose from one of the following groups:			6
Group One:
ENG	11011	College Writing I (3)
	21011	College Writing II (3)
Group Two:
HONR	10197	Freshman Colloquium (3)
	10297	Freshman Colloquium (3)
COMM	15000	Introduction to Human Communication	3
ECON	22060	Principles of Microeconomics	3
PSYC	11762	General Psychology	3
Strongly recommended:
ECON	22061	Principles of Macroeconomics
Ethics course

All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

Students interested in applying to the NEOUCOP Doctor of Pharmacy degree program can satisfy all pre-pharmacy requirements by completing the bachelor of science degree in chemistry with a biological chemistry concentration. In this degree program, students complete three years of study at Kent State and satisfy the remaining requirements of their B.S. degree in chemistry with coursework completed at NEOUCOP. For details, please contact the pre-pharmacy advisor in the Department of Chemistry: Dr. Soumitra Basu (room 204 Williams Hall, e-mail sbasu@kent.edu, telephone 330-672-3906).