Pharmacy
Pre-pharmacy advising is available to current ECU students through the Center for Pre-Professional Advising. You are assigned a primary advisory who will guide you through your major and course selections. When your register with the Pre-Professional Advising Center and indicate plans to work towards pharmacy school, you will also be assigned a pre-professional advisor as a secondary resource. The pre-professional advisor will help the you determine a timeline for completing the pre-pharmacy prerequisites and preparing for the pharmacy school application process. As ECU does not have a pharmacy program it is important that you research options and specific requirements early. ECU does offer Pre-Pharmacy students the option to obtain a BA in Chemistry (which includes all the necessary requirements for Pharmacy school) in three years.
BA Chemistry – Pre-Pharmacy Accelerated Track (PDF)
Early Assurance Program with UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Common Prerequisites
- General Biology with labs – BIOL 1100, 1101 or
Biol 1150, 1151 - General Chemistry with labs – CHEM 1150, 1151 & CHEM 1160, 1161
- Organic Chemistry with labs – CHEM 2750, 2753 & CHEM 2760, 2763
- Biochemistry – BIOL 4880 or CHEM 3770 (not required by all schools)
- General Physics with lab – PHYS 1250, 1251.
- Calculus – MATH 2121 or MATH 2171 (UNC requires Math 2171 or 2122)
- Statistics – BIOS 1500, MATH 2228, MATH 2283, or PSYC 2101
- Microbiology – BIOL 2110, 2111 or BIOL 3220, 3221
- Anatomy & Physiology – BIOL 2130, 2131 (some schools may require Biol 2140/2141 & 2150/2151)
Non-Science Requirements that may be required
- Microeconomics – Econ 2113
- Public Speaking / Communication – Comm 2410 or 2020. Some schools will accept Comm 1001.
- Foreign Language – Through level 1003 (only if you do not plan to earn a bachelor’s degree before going to Pharmacy School).
- Medical Terminology – Hima 3000