College of Arts and Sciences
105 Bowman Hall
Tel: 330-672-2062
Web: http://as.kent.edu
Soumitra Basu, Advisor, Department of Chemistry

Pre-Pharmacy Advising Program

The Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Professional Advising Program in the College of Arts and Sciences provides students with an opportunity to prepare for further training in pharmacy schools or colleges. Students work closely with their faculty pre-pharmacy advisor to ensure they meet the admissions requirements for the pharmacy school or college of their choice.  (Admissions requirements for pharmacy schools and colleges vary greatly). A major in an undergraduate baccalaureate degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences must be declared in order to graduate from Kent State University.

BSCI	10120	Biological Foundations	4
	30140	Cell Biology	4
COMM	15000	Introduction to Human Communication*	3
ENG	11011	College Writing I*	3
	21011	College Writing II*	3
PHIL	21001	Introduction to Ethics*	3
PSYC	11762	General Psychology*	3
SOC	12050	Introduction to Sociology*	3
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:
CHEM	10960	Honors General Chemistry (5)
	10961	Honors General Chemistry (5)
Choose one group:			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:
CHEM	30475	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	1
	30476	Organic Chemistry Laboratory II	1
Choose one group:			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**:
PHY	23101	General University Physics I (5)
	23102	General University Physics II (5)
		Total	54

To better prepare for admission to Pharmacy schools additional courses are recommended: 

Choose at least one:
CHEM	30284	Introductory Biological Chemistry (4)
	40245	Biological Foundations of Medicine (4)
Choose one or more:
BSCI	30030	Human Physiology (4)
	30171	General Microbiology (4)
	30518	Vertebrate Anatomy (4)
CHEM	40248	Advanced Biological Chemistry (3)
Choose one or more:
MATH	12002	Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)*
	30011	Basic Probability and Statistics (3)

  * Satisfies Liberal Education Requirements
** The pre/corequisite for PHY 23101 is MATH 12002; the pre/corequisite for PHY 23102 is MATH 12003

It is imperative that students interested in the Pre-Pharmacy Advising Program meet with the University Pre-Pharmacy advisor immediately upon entering Kent State University. This allows student to most efficiently meet the requirements for admission to a number of pharmacy schools. These schools typically require coursework totaling 60-62 credit hours, which can be completed in two years. However, the coursework may vary based on the requirements of different pharmacy schools.

Note:
There are different requirements for students interested in admission to the Northeast Ohio University College of Pharmacy (NEOUCOP).