Pre-Pharmaceutical Studies (B.A.)
There is no specific major that prepares a student for pharmacy school. Instead, pharmacy schools require the completion of prerequisite courses. This 3 + 1 program provides those prerequisites required of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and, depending on the student’s grade point average and PCAT score, a guaranteed interview at MUSC for their Pharmacy program. If accepted into the pharmacy program at MUSC, the student will spend the fourth year in the program, therefore, completing year one (of four) of their doctorate of pharmacy degree prior to graduation from Coker University.
Students in the Pre-Pharmaceutical Studies program are required to complete the following prerequisites prior to their fourth year at Coker University. These prerequisites are in addition to completion of University General Education requirements for a Bachelor of Arts, although some courses can count toward courses required in the Intellectual Foundation and Covenant Pillar portion as highlighted below.
Requirements
Pre-Pharmaceutical General Education Requirements
| PSY 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| CHE 101 | Gen Chem: Inorganic Chem | 3 |
| CHE 101L | Gen Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
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| PHY 201 | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 201L | Gen Physics I Lab | 1 |
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| PHY 203 | Calculus Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 203L | Calculus Physics I Lab | 1 |
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| BUS 211 | Microeconomics | 3 |
ART
| 3 hours of ART | 3 |
Humanities
| 3 hours of Humanities | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Pre-Pharmaceutical Studies Major Requirements