University of New England

Curriculum

PRE-PHARMACY
(Revised June 28, 2007)

Students interested in applying for admission to the professional pharmacy program at the University of New England (UNE) will need to successfully complete a minimum of 71 credit hours of specific undergraduate level pre-pharmacy courses. Additional admission requirements for the professional pharmacy program can be found on the College of Pharmacy's Admissions page.

The required pre-pharmacy courses

Students interested in applying for the professional Pharmacy (PharmD) program at UNE will need to complete the following courses:

English Composition – 6 semester hours (or 4 credit hours at UNE)
General Biology with Lab – 8 semester hours
Anatomy & Physiology with Lab – 8 semester hours
General Chemistry with Lab – 8 semester hours
Organic Chemistry with Lab – 8 semester hours (or 10 credit hours at UNE)
General Physics with Lab – 8 semester hours
Calculus – 4 semester hours
Statistics – 3 semester hours
Introductory Psychology – 3 semester hours
Public Speaking – 3 semester hours
Human Behavior/Social Sciences – 3 semester hours
General Education/Liberal Arts Electives – 9 semester hours

UNE Course Sequence

Students interested in completing the pre-pharmacy courses at UNE will need to take the following sequence of courses through the undergraduate biochemistry major:

Pre-Pharmacy Year One 
 
1st Semester:

BIO 100 – Biology I
Credits: 4.00

BIO 100L – Biology I Lab
Credits: .00

CHE 110 - General Chemistry I
Credits: 4.00

CHE 110L - General Chemistry I Lab
Credits: .00

ENG 110 - English Composition  or a Humanities Exploration course
Credits: 4.00 or 3.00

MAT 150 – Statistics for Life Sciences or MAT 190 - Calculus I 
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00

Humanities Exploration course or SPC 100 – Effective Public Speaking
Credits: 3.00

Total: 16-19 Credit Hours
 

2nd Semester:

BIO 101 – Biology II
Credits: 4.00

BIO 101L – Biology II Lab
Credits: .00

CHE 111 - General Chemistry II 
Credits: 4.00

CHE 111L - General Chemistry II Lab 
Credits: .00

Humanities Exploration course (if not taken 1st Semester) or ENG 110 - English Composition (if not taken 1st Semester)
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00

MAT 150 – Statistics for Life Sciences or MAT 190 - Calculus I 
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00

SPC 100 – Effective Public Speaking (if not taken first semester) or Humanities Exploration course (if not taken 1st Semester)
Credits: 3.00

Total: 16-19 Credit Hours
 

Pre-Pharmacy Year Two 
 
1st Semester:

BIO 208 - Intro Anatomy & Physiology I 
Credits: 4.00

BIO 208L - Intro Anatomy & Phys Lab I 
Credits: .00

CHE 210 - Organic Chemistry I 
Credits: 5.00

CHE 210L - Organic Chemistry I Lab 
Credits: .00

PHY 110 - General Physics I 
Credits: 4.00

PHY 110L - General Physics I Lab 
Credits: .00

PSY 105 – Introductory Psychology or SOC (prefix) Social/Global Awareness
Credits: 3.00

Liberal Arts Elective  (ADV, or ART,  or LIL prefix)
Credits: 3.00

Total: 19 Credit Hours
 

2nd Semester:

BIO 209 - Intro Anatomy & Physiology II 
Credits: 4.00

BIO 209L - Intro Anatomy & Phys Lab II 
Credits: .00

CHE 211 - Organic Chemistry II 
Credits: 5.00

CHE 211L - Organic Chemistry II Lab 
Credits: .00

PHY 111 - General Physics II 
Credits: 4.00

PHY 111L - General Physics II Lab 
Credits: .00

SOC (prefix) Social/Global Awareness or PSY 105 – Introductory Psychology
Credits: 3.00

Liberal Arts  Elective (ADV, or ART, or LIL prefix)
Credits: 3.00

Total: 19 Credit Hours

Note: Some of the courses listed above may be waived with prior credit that meets UNE approved criteria as outlined in the academic catalog (i.e. AP examination scores or transfer credits from regionally accredited institutions of higher education).  

Please also note that the pre-pharmacy course sequence is different from the traditional biochemistry undergraduate major course sequence. Students seeking to complete the bachelor of science degree in biochemistry should review the Biochemistry Program information located in the academic catalog at the time of admission. Like many other pharmacy colleges and schools, UNE will be offering an “early assurance” (also known as “early admission”) status for a select number of high school students. Students interested in this opportunity should review the criteria below.

DOCTOR OF PHARMACY