Pre-Pharmacy
Required courses for
professional school
Professional schools are not in total agreement concerning required
courses. This is true between different fields (i.e. medicine
vs. veterinary) and even within fields (Medical College of Wisconsin
vs. University of Wisconsin Madison Medical School).Therefore,
listed below is only a partial list of the minimal requirements
for most schools. Be sure to check with the schools that you are
interested in for their specific requirements.
Introductory science (SC119 and SC120)
Inorganic chemistry (CH260)
Organic chemistry (CH221 and 322)
Microbiology (BI251)
Additional biology courses (genetics, BI351, cellular biology,
BI325, anatomy and physiology, BI231, biochemistry CH/BI328)
Literature (EN210, EN310)
Pre-calculus (MT146)
Early in your academic career consult the web page of the school
that you are interested in attending for a list of their required
courses, then make an appointment with the pre-professional advisor
to see which Alverno courses fit those requirements. This should
be done EARLY in your academic career! (You would hate to wait until
your senior year to find out that you do not have all the requirements
for a particular school.) It is also highly recommended that at
the beginning of your junior year you meet with an admissions counselor
at one of the professional schools you are most interested in attending
to review your academic classes against their academic admissions
requirements.
Many schools also have courses that are highly recommended,
but not necessarily required.
PCAT (The Pharmacy College Admissions
Test)
The University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy and 79 other pharmacy
schools require the PCAT. The specialized PCAT identifies qualified
pharmacy students by measuring general academic ability and science
knowledge. Five content areas include verbal, quantitative, biology,
chemistry, and reading. The PCAT is usually offered in the spring
and fall.
The following website contains frequently asked questions on registering
for the PCAT; however, this website does not contain the PCAT application
nor does it include specific instructions for filling out the application:
www.tpcweb.com/pse/g-conts0.htm
You will need a printed Candidate Information Booklet in order
to apply for the PCAT. You may obtain a copy of the Candidate Information
Booklet from a PCAT Test Center, from certain pharmacy schools,
or by contacting The Psychological Corporation directly at 1-800-662-3231.
Links to web pages of schools
in the area:
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
www.pharmacy.wisc.edu/
Professional Organizations:
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
www.aacp.org
American Pharmaceutical Association www.aphanet.org
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