PREPHARMACY

Prepharmacy is a two-year program requiring a minimum of 68 semester hours. Upon completion of the curriculum, students will be eligible to apply to a college of pharmacy, usually the Medical University of South Carolina or the University of South Carolina. The degree in Pharmacy is awarded by the institution attended. It is important for students to work closely with their advisor as there are variations in courses required by the pharmacy schools.

For financial aid purposes, students in the Prephar-macy program are considered to be enrolled in a degree-seeking program.

First Year

First Semester
4 - BIOL 103 General Biology I
4 - CH 101 General Chemistry
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
3 - MTHSC 101 Introduction to Probability¹ or 3 - HIST 365 English Cultural History²
3 - PSYCH 201 Introduction to Psychology
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Second Semester
4 - BIOL 104 General Biology II
4 - CH 102 General Chemistry
3 - ECON 200 Economic Concepts
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
4 - MTHSC 106 Calculus of One Variable I or 3 - MTHSC 102 Intro. to Math. Analysis
17-18

Second Year

First Semester
3 - CH 223 Organic Chemistry
1 - CH 227 Organic Chemistry Lab.
4 - MICRO 305 General Microbiology or 3-4 - Physiology Requirement³
4 - PHYS 207 General Physics I
3 - Fine Arts Requirement⁴
4 - Foreign Language Requirement or 3 - Liberal Arts Requirement⁵
17-19

Second Semester
3 - CH 224 Organic Chemistry
1 - CH 228 Organic Chemistry Lab.
3 - MTHSC 301 Stat. Theory and Methods I or 3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics
4 - PHYS 208 General Physics II
3 - SPCH 150 Intro. to Speech Communication
4 - Foreign Language Requirement or 3 - Liberal Arts Requirement⁵
17-18

68-72 Total Semester Hours

¹Chemistry requires proficiency in algebra; physics requires proficiency in trigonometry. Entering freshmen must present a satisfactory score on the Clemson Mathematics Placement Test or register in the first semester in MTHSC 103.

²The Medical University of South Carolina requires a math course. The University of South Carolina requires a history course. To be eligible for both professional schools, the course not taken this semester must be taken during a summer term.

³The Medical University of South Carolina requires MICRO 305. The University of South Carolina requires a physiology course. To be eligible for both professional schools, the course not taken this semester must be taken during a summer term.

⁴See advisor.

⁵The University of South Carolina requires credit for two semesters of a foreign language or exemption by examination. Students exempting the foreign language must take a liberal arts requirement. Either the foreign language or the liberal arts requirement meets the Medical University of South Carolina requirement.