Recommended AS Transfer Curriculum for Pre-Pharmacy
This is only a suggested transfer program for Chicago State University College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Purdue University College of Pharmacy and University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. A potential student should take the placement test prior to scheduling an appointment with the program coordinator. For placement test information, please contact Admissions & Records at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2329 or ext. 2490.
Minimum General Education
| Overview for College Success | CREDITS | |
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| OCS 121 | Overview for College Success | 1 |
| Communications (9) | ||
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| ENG 101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Composition and Research | 3 |
| SPE 108 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | ||
| Students earning an Associate degree must meet the requirement for coursework on improving human relations as defined in Public Act 87-581. Courses divided equally among Humanities and Social Science courses. Students must check with each university for all current requirements. | ||
| Chicago State University College of Pharmacy (12) Courses divided equally among Humanities and Social Science courses. |
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| University of Illinois at Chicago (10) Courses must include a cultural diversity course as a requirement, Social/Behavioral Sciences (3), Humanities (3), Genetics (3) and Biochemistry (3). |
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| Midwestern University of Chicago College of Pharmacy (14) Social & Behavioral Sciences electives, (6), General Education electives (8) (any course not related to science, math physical education or health care. Recommended courses include art/humanities, social/behavioral sciences, foreign language, and business/computer courses.) |
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| Purdue University A minimum of one course from three approved course groupings and prerequisites Immunology (3) Biochemistry (3). See the Purdue University School of Pharmacy website for full listing of courses. |
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| General Biology (8) | ||
| BIO 105 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIO 106 | General Biology II | 4 |
| Human Anatomy (All Organ Systems) (8) | ||
| Purdue requires a biochemistry in place of a second anatomy course. | ||
| BIO 185 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 186 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| Microbiology (4) – Purdue University Only | ||
| BIO 224 | Microbiology | 4 |
| General Chemistry (10) | ||
| CHM 113 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHM 114 | General Chemistry II Not needed for Purdue. Take Biochemistry instead. |
5 |
| Organic Chemistry (10) | ||
| CHM 203 | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| CHM 204 | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| Physics (8) | ||
| Purdue University requires only one physics class | ||
| PHY 101 | Mechanics and Heat | 4 |
| PHY 102 | Sound, Light, Electricity, Magnetism and Modern Physics | 4 |
| Mathematics (10) | ||
| MTH 190 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 5 |
| MTH 203 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II Purdue University Only |
5 |
| MTH 211 | Introductory Statistics Midwestern University and Chicago State University |
4 |
| Economics (3) | ||
| ECO 201 | Principles of Economics, Macro Macroeconomics preferred |
3 |