Prerequisite Information

Students must complete the college-level prerequisites noted below before matriculating into the PharmD program. Most applicants will need at least two to three years to complete all of our requirements. Preference may be given to applicants who have earned a BA, BS or higher degree. The courses listed below MUST be taken at an accredited college, university or community college in the United States or Canada. Applicants who have completed prerequisite coursework in other countries should contact our admissions staff to determine eligibility for our program. Courses must be approved by the School of Pharmacy and must have a passing grade; they cannot be taken Pass/No Pass. The Admissions Committee strongly recommends that all science and mathematics courses be completed within six years of matriculation into the PharmD program.

Students may apply while they are in the process of completing prerequisites. Note that we will expect that all prerequisites will be completed by the end of the spring quarter/semester preceding enrollment.

The UWSOP Office of Admissions is unable to complete individual transcript/prerequisite reviews. We encourage you to use our Prerequisite Self Checklist to review your transcripts and acceptable prerequisite courses. Prerequisite Course Self Check

NOTE: The Admissions Committee highly recommends that sequence courses (General Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology) be completed at one institution.

You may take your prerequisites at different schools; however, you need to be careful with sequence courses, e.g., biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry. If you begin a science series at one school and finish at another, it is possible that all of the required components of the course descriptions may not be met with the result of not satisfying the pre-requisite. The UW School of Pharmacy may ask for syllabi or course descriptions for any course in order to determine if it meets our requirements.

Students who have questions about the acceptability of their coursework should contact us at uwpharmd@uw.edu.

UWSOP has developed prerequisite lists for Washington State schools and some out-of-state schools across the United States, find your school using our Prerequisite Database below.

Prerequisite Database