Degree Programs
Associate's Degree
Pre-Pharmacy
Concentration
Some schools of pharmacy are now offering only a Pharm.D. Program, which requires two years of pre-pharmacy and four-six years of pharmacy study. Students need to decide on a transfer institution during the first year at Springfield College to meet the requirements of the transfer school’s program of study.
Prerequisites
High school studies should include:
- Trigonometry; and
- 3 years of natural sciences to include one year each of chemistry, biology (preferably anatomy and physiology) and physics, if possible.
Requirements
All students must complete the General Education core degree requirements, and they must complete the following courses specific to the concentration. Courses required for the concentration may also satisfy General Education requirements.
- BIO 106 – Cellular Biology;
- BIO 107 – Biological Organisms and Ecology;
- BIO 214 or BIO 215 – Microbiology;
- CHE 111, CHE 112 – General Chemistry I and II;
- CHE 223, CHE 224 – Organic Chemistry I & II;
- MAT 114, MAT 115 or MAT 121 – College Algebra, Trigonometry or Finite Mathematics;
- MAT 122 – Calculus for Social Scientists; and
- PHY 211 – General Physics I
Recommended Related Study
- MAT 125 – Statistics
- BIO 108, BIO 109 – Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II
PRE-PHARMACY CONCENTRATION
Two Year Plan Course Plan
First Year
First Semester
ENG 111 - Comp. & Rhetoric 3
BIO106 – Cellular Biology 4
CHE 111 – Gen. Chemistry I 4
HUM 101 – Discourse, Inquiry 3
MAT 114 – College Algebra 3 OR MAT 115/121/124 3
Total Hours 17
Second Semester
ENG 112 - Comp. & Research 3
BIO 107-Biological Organisms & Ecology 4
CHE 112 – Gen. Chemistry II 4
PSY 210 – General Psychology 3
MAT 122 –Calc. for social science 5
Total Hours 19
Second Year
First Semester
CHE 223- Organic Chemistry I 4
BIO 108-Anatomy & Physiology I 4
PHY 211 – General Physics I 4
Fine Arts elective 3
Social Behavior Elective 3
Total Hours 18
Second Semester
CHE 224- Organic Chemistry II 4
BIO 109- Anatomy & Physiology II 4
BIO 215 – Microbiology 4
Humanities elective 3
Social Behavior Elective 3
SPH 110 – Fund. of Speech 3
Total Hours 21