Required courses
View a list of required courses for pre-professional programs in the Course Catalog
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Pre-pharmacy timeline
- Meet with a pre-pharmacy peer advisor and your academic advisor
- Begin basic science courses (pre-calculus, general chemistry, introductory biology, etc.)
- Join campus student organizations and/or start one (i.e. Pre-Pharmacy Club)
- Get tutoring if you need it!
- Seek and begin volunteer/ community experience and continue throughout your undergraduate years
- Choose a major, if you haven't already done so
- Explore all health career options
- w88 casinoStart becoming familiar with requirements for various programs
- Seek summer internships, research experience, shadowing hours, and/or other opportunities
- Research schools in which you are interested (utilize PharmCAS Pharm.D. School Directory to start)
- Attend the University Professional and Graduate School Fair
- Make a list of schools you are interested in and research them thoroughly
- Find out the earliest date to submit an application
- Prepare for and take PCAT, if necessary
- Reality check: What are your chances? GPA? Activities? PCAT scores?
- Apply to schools (anytime from late spring through mid fall)
- Consider taking valuable electives: biochemistry, genetics, communication, microbiology, ethics, foreign language
- Ask people to write letters of recommendation
- w88 live casinoInvestigate WICHE opportunities for financial aid
- Retake PCAT, if necessary
- Confirm that you meet graduation requirements
- Confirm letters of recommendation or find alternates if necessary
- Complete secondary applications if necessary
- Prepare for interviews
- Apply for WICHE if applicable
- Confirm your commitment
- Seek honors & scholarships for graduate school
- Send appropriate people thank you notes and inform them of your success or future plans