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Apr 30, 2024
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2007-09 Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Pharmacy
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Pharmacists play an important role in our nation’s health care delivery system. A career in pharmacy offers a broad range of opportunities, including community pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, pharmaceutical sales, and pharmaceutical research and development.
Colleges of pharmacy typically require two years of pre-pharmacy followed by a four-year professional program (2+4). The programs of different pharmacy schools may be quite different, and it is therefore essential that pre-pharmacy students familiarize themselves with the curricular requirements of the specific college of pharmacy to which they intend to transfer soon after they enroll at Northwestern College. The courses listed below represent a typical program.
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Pre-Professional Programs
Recommended general education courses for one year at Northwestern:
Choose one general education course: 4
- Fine arts option under general education
- Natural science option under general education
- Philosophy option under general education
- Social science option under general education
Total credits recommended: 8
Recommended general education courses for two or three years at Northwestern:
(For students not planning to recieve the B.A. degree at Northwestern) Choose two general education courses: 8
- Fine arts option under general education
- Philosophy option under general education
Choose one course: 4
- Natural science option under general education
- Social science option under general education
Total credits recommended: 18
Recommended courses:
- Humanities, behavioral and social science electives 10
Total credits recommended: 65
Note:
Many pharmacy schools, such as the University of Iowa, require applicants to take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT). In addition, some pharmacy programs require a year of physics. The University of Iowa physics requirement may be satisfied with one year of high school physics. |
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