Degree Offered
- Associate of Science
Nature of the Program
Pre-Pharmacy students planning to apply to the WVU School of Pharmacy apply for admission using PharmCAS, and normally apply during their sophomore year. Students should consult the WVU Health Sciences Center website for more information about admission requirements.
The pre-pharmacy program provides the foundation in biology, chemistry, and math required for admission into and success in the Pharm D program.
Career Opportunities
Faculty
Chair
- Erin Cunningham - M.S. Biology
Year @ PSC 2007
Advisor
- Erin Cunningham - M.S. Biology
Year @ PSC 2007
General Education Foundations
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEF Elective Requirements (6 or 7) | 6 | |
| ENGL 101 & ENGL 102 | Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research (GEF 1) | 6 |
| MATH 150 | Applied Calculus (or higher - GEF 3) | 3 |
| STAT 211 | Elementary Statistical Inference | 3 |
| BIOL 115 & 115L | Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory (GEF 2) | 4 |
| BIOL 117 & 117L | Introductory Physiology and Introductory Physiology Laboratory (GEF 8) | 4 |
| MICB 200 | Medical Microbiology | 3 |
| AGBI 410 | Introductory Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 115 & 115L | Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory (GEF 8) | 4 |
| CHEM 116 & 116L | Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 233 & 233L | Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 234 & 234L | Organic Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| COMM 104 | Fundamentals of Public Communication (GEF 5) | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| PSIO 241 | Elementary Physiology | 4 |
| WVUE 191 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Elective | 1 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 |
| MATH 150 (or higher - GEF 3) | 3 | STAT 211 | 3 |
| CHEM 115 & 115L (GEF 8) | 4 | COMM 104 (GEF 5) | 3 |
| BIOL 115 & 115L (GEF 2) | 4 | BIOL 117 & 117L (GEF 8) | 4 |
| WVUE 191 | 1 | CHEM 116 & 116L (GEF 8) | 4 |
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ECON 201 | 3 | AGBI 410 | 3 |
| CHEM 233 & 233L | 4 | CHEM 234 & 234L | 4 |
| MICB 200 | 3 | PSIO 241 | 4 |
| GEF 6 or 7 | 3 | GEF 6 or 7 | 3 |
| HLSC 270 (or Elective) | 1 | ||
| 13 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 60 | |||
Major Learning Outcomes
Pre-Pharmacy
Upon completion of the associates in pre-pharmacy program, students will be able to:
- Apply the scientific method to solving problem by formulating a hypothesis, design effective laboratory experiments, perform laboratory experiments, collect and analyze data statistically and graphically, interpret data, arrive at a conclusion, and report their results utilizing scientific writing.
- Describe the relationship between the structure and function of cells and investigate cellular properties through various laboratory techniques.
- Use chemical principles and laboratory techniques to describe and analyze the chemical structure and reactivity of organic molecules.
- Use mathematical concepts to solve problems.
- Apply for admission into the Pharm D program at the WVU School of Pharmacy or equivalent program.