Other skills integral to a successful pharmacy career include critical thinking skills, consultation skills, and knowledge of business management. Requirements for admission to colleges of pharmacy vary. Most colleges of pharmacy, however, require one to two years of pre-pharmacy coursework including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, and courses in the humanities and social sciences. Courses listed below are strongly recommended. Some programs may require fewer or more courses.
Students maintain responsibility for verifying course selection with individual pharmacy programs.
Physics Physics recommended but not required. Economics Economics 1 or 2 or 5 or 100 Western University Biology 4 units each of Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and Microbiology. All must include lab. BL Physics Recommended but not required.