Interdisciplinary Studies, Pre-Pharmacy Concentration, AS

Program Requirements 

Core Curriculum (Areas A-E)42
Choose 42 hours from the Core Curriculum requirements.
Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) 1
BIOL 1107
1107L
Principles of Biology I
and Principles of Biology Lab I
4
BIOL 1108
1108L
Principles of Biology II
and Principles of Biology Lab II
4
CHEM 2411
2411L
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
4
CHEM 2412
2412L
Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry Lab II
4
COMM 1110Public Speaking 22
MATH 1501Calculus I 31
MATH 1401Elementary Statistics3 or 4
or PHYS 1111
1111L
Introductory Physics I
and Introductory Physics Lab I
Total Credit Hours64 or 65
1

Students must consult with their Academic Advisor to discuss appropriate courses for Areas E.

2

Only 2 credit hours of COMM 110 will count in Area F and 1 credit hour will count in Area B2.

3

Only one credit hour of MATH 1501 Calculus I will count in Area F and three credit hours in Area D2.

4

MATH 1401 Elementary Statistics is required for the University of Georgia's (UGA's) School of Pharmacy.

5

PHYS 1111 Introductory Physics I and PHYS 1111L Introductory Physics Lab I are required for Mercer University and Southern University.

6

MATH 1401 Elementary Statisticsand the lab sequence PHYS 1111 Introductory Physics I/PHYS 1111L Introductory Physics Lab I are required by the Philadelphia College of Osetopathic Medicine (PCOM).

7

A grade of C or above is required in all MATH and Science courses and labs.

Other Admission Requirements and Recommendations 

(Please note these are not required for the degree at Clayton State University)

Required for all Georgia Pharmacy Schools
ECON 2105Principles of Macroeconomics3
or ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
Required for South University
BIOL 1151
1151L
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
and Human Anatomy & Phys. Lab I
4
BIOL 1152
1152L
Human Anatomy & Physiology II
and Human Anatomy & Phys Lab II
4
Required for Mercer University (requires 90 hrs. for acceptance)
Required for University of Georgia (requires 69 hrs. for acceptance) 1
BIOL 1151
1151L
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
and Human Anatomy & Phys. Lab I
4
BIOL 1152
1152L
Human Anatomy & Physiology II
and Human Anatomy & Phys Lab II
4
BIOL 3250
3250L
Introductory Microbiology
and Introductory Microbiology Lab
4
BIOL 2250
2250L
Microbiology for Health Sci.
and Microbiology for Hlth. Sci.Lab
4
CHEM 4202Biochemistry I3
1

The University of Georgia requires two additional World Culture or Language courses  if not completed as part of the core. These may be choosen from the following:

  • Any African American Studies course with prefix AFAM, 
  • ART 2301 Art of the Pre-Modern World/ART 2302 Art of the Modern World,
  • ENGL 2111 World Literature I -Pre-Modern/ENGL 2112 World Literature II - Modern
  • Any French course with the prefix FREN
  • MUSC 2301 Introduction to World Music
  • Any Spanish course with the prefix SPAN