Admission to the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions:

• Completion of the courses identified in the table below, is required to be considered for admission to the professional program in Pharmacy.
• All courses identified in the table below must be completed with no grade lower than "C" (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable).
• All requirements in science and mathematics must be completed not later than May 10 of the year prior to application. Non-science pre-requisite requirements must be completed not later than August 10. Science and math coursework must be completed within six years prior to admission. General education requirements not completed prior to admission must be completed by the end of the first year of the professional program.
• Each requirement in chemistry, physics, and biology must include laboratory.
• The professional program begins only in Fall Term. 
• The application deadline for the professional program is December 1. For an application go to http://pharmcas.org.
• The Pharmacy College Admission Test is required and must be taken within four years of application date. For information, go to www.pcatweb.info.
• Admission to the professional program in Pharmacy is selective and competitive.
• A minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 is required for all prerequisite courses and the same minimum GPA is required for all prerequisite science courses. Fulfilling the minimum course and grade requirements does not assure admission. For additional information go to www.cphs.wayne.edu.
• Time limitation: please refer to the WSU Undergraduate Bulletin concerning the time limit for completing both preprofessional sciences and the professional program.
• Students are strongly encouraged to attend an Informational Meeting held the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 259 Mack Avenue. Call 313-577-1716 for information or send email to: cphsinfo@wayne.edu. For a schedule of Informational Meetings, call (313) 577-1716. 
• Students are strongly encouraged to maintain contact with both the University Advising Center and the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to ensure up-to-date information regarding any changes in requirements. 

   

  Pre-Pharmacy Course and Examination Requirements:

  Basic Composition (BC)	ENG 1020	(for course completed Fall term 2008 or later, a grade of "C" or better is required)
  Calculus I	MAT 2010	Pre-req: Math Placement Exam or MAT 1800
  Structure/Bonding/Reactivity (PS)	CHM 1220/1230	Pre-req: Chemistry Placement Exam required or CHM 1040
  Organic I and Lab	CHM 1240/1250
  Organic II and Lab	CHM 2220/2230
  Physics (PS)	PHY 2130/2131
  Basic  Life Mechanisms (LS)	BIO 1510	Pre-req: Placement exam, ACT "21" composite or BIO 1050
  Microbiology	BIO 2220	Pre-req: BIO 1510
  Anatomy & Physiology	BIO 2870	Pre-req: BIO 1510
  Fund. of Human Physiology	BIO 3200
  American Institutions (AI)	PS 1010
  Oral Communications	see below for options

  Other Requirements:

• Intermediate Composition (IC) (choose one) (complete by 75 credit hours)(for course completed Fall term 2008 or later, a grade of "C" or better is required):  pre-requisite: "C" or better grade in Basic Composition (BC)
  Africana Studies-AFS 2390, Introduction to African-American Literature: Literature and Writing, 4 cr.
  English-ENG 2100, Introduction to Poetry: Literature and Writing, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 2110, Introduction to Drama: Literature and Writing, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 2120, Introduction to Fiction: Literature and Writing, 4 cr.
  English-ENG 2210, Great English Novels: Literature and Writing, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 2310, Major American Books: Literature and Writing, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 2390, Introduction to African-American Literature: Literature and Writing, 4 cr.
  English-ENG 2570, Literature By and About Women: Literature and Writing (CD), 3 cr.
  English-ENG 3010, Intermediate Writing, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 3020, Writing and Community, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 3050, Technical Communication I: Report Writing, 3 cr.

• Writing Intensive (WI) : fufilled during professional program

• Oral Communication (OC) (to be completed by 60 hours by one method below):
  * Pass WSU Oral Communication Competency Exam (no credit hours granted); or
  * Pass one of the courses, or its equivalent, below:
  Communication-COM 1010, Oral Communication: Basic Speech, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 3060, Technical Communication II: Writing and Speaking, 3 cr. 

 

• Computer Literacy (CL):
  *Completion of college level computer course such as
  Basic Engineering-B E 1200, Basic Engineering I: Design in Engineering, 3 cr.
  Communication-COM 3210, News Editing, 4 cr.
  Computer Science-CSC 1000, Introduction to Computer Science, 3 cr.
  Computer Science-CSC 1050, Introduction to C and Unix, 2 cr.
  or any higher level CSC course; or
  * Pass the Computer Literacy Competency Exam; or transfer credit for a comparable course taken at another college or university.

 

• Critical Thinking (CT)(complete by 75 credit hours by one method below):
  * Pass WSU Critical Thinking Competency Exam OR
  * Pass one of the following:
  Business Administration-B A 1010, Critical Thinking for Consumer Decisions, 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 1050, Critical Thinking,  3 cr.
  Communication-COM 2110, Argumentation and Debate, 3 cr.

  Required Topical/Exposure Areas

  • Cultural Diversity (CD) (fulfilled during the professional program) 
  • Ethical Issues in Society (EI)(fulfilled during the professional program)
  • Science, Technology and Society (ST) (fulfilled during the professional program)

  University Group Requirements: A given Subject Area Code (e.g. ANT, HIS, P S, etc.) may not be used more than twice; a course must be at least three semester hours to apply; and courses for Group Requirements may not be elected on a Passed/Not Passed basis.

  Physical Science (PS); fulfilled by CHM 1220 or PHY 2130

  Life Science (LS); fulfilled by BIO 1510

  Laboratory (LB); fulfilled by BIO 1510; CHM 1230; PHY 2131

  The five requirements below may be fulfilled before or after admission to the professional program.  However, based on the strandard course load in Pharmacy , it is recommeded that as many as possible be completed prior to admission to the professional program.

  Historical Studies (HS) (choose one): 
  Anthropology-ANT 3200, Lost Cities and Ancient Civilizations, 3 cr.
  History-HIS 1000, World Civilization to 1500, 3-4 cr.
  History-HIS 1300, Europe and the World: 1500-1945, 3-4 cr.
  History-HIS 1400, The World Since 1945, 3-4 cr.
  History-HIS 1600, African Civilizations to 1800, 3-4 cr.
  History-HIS 1610, African Civilizations Since 1800, 3-4 cr.
  History-HIS 1800, The Age of Islamic Empires: 600-1600, 3 cr.
  History-HIS 1810, The Modern Middle East, 3 cr.
  History-HIS 1995, Society and the Economic Transition (ST), 3 cr.
  Near Eastern Studies-N E 2030, The Age of Islamic Empires: 600-1600, 3 cr.
  Near Eastern Studies-N E 2040, The Modern Middle East, 3 cr. 

  AMERICAN SOCIETY & INSTITUTIONS (AI)
  Fulfilled by P S 1010

  BASIC SOCIAL SCIENCE (SS) (choose one):
  Africana Studies-AFS 2210, Black Social and Political Thought, 4 cr.
  Anthropology-ANT 2100, Introduction to Anthropology, 3-4 cr.
  Economics-ECO 1000, Survey of Economics,  4 cr.
  Economics-ECO 2010, Principles of Microeconomics, 4 cr.
  Economics-ECO 2020, Principles of Macroeconomics,  4 cr.
  Geography-GPH 1100, World Regional Patterns (CD), 4 cr.
  Geography-GPH 2000, Introduction to Urban Studies (CD), 4 cr.
  Geography-GPH 3130, Introductory Urban Geography, 4 cr.
  Geography-GPH 3200, Europe,  3 cr.
  History-HIS 2000, Introduction to Urban Studies (CD), 4 cr.
  Honors-HON 1000, City I, 3 cr.
  Political Science-P S 1000, Introduction to Political Science, 3 cr.
  Political Science-P S 2000, Introduction to Urban Studies (CD),  4 cr.
  Political Science-P S 2240, Introduction to Urban Politics and Policy, 4 cr.
  Sociology-SOC 2000, Understanding Human Society, 3 cr.
  Sociology-SOC 2020, Social Problems, 3 cr.
  Sociology-SOC 2500, Introduction to Urban Studies (CD), 4 cr.
  Sociology-SOC 3300, Social Inequality,  4 cr.
  Sociology-SOC 3510, The Nature and Impact of Population on Society,  3 cr.
  Sociology-SOC 4100, Social Psychology, 4 cr.
  Urban Studies-U S 2000, Introduction to Urban Studies  (CD), 4 cr.
  Women's Studies-W S 3010, Interdisciplinary Introduction to Women's Studies, 3 cr.

  VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS (VP) (choose one):
  Art History-A H 1000, Introduction to Art, 3-4 cr.
  Art History-A H 1110, Survey of Art History: Ancient through Medieval,  3-4 cr.
  Art History-A H 1120, Survey of Art History: Renaissance through Modern, 3-4 cr.
  Communication-COM 2010, Introduction to Film, 4 cr.
  Communication-COM 2020, History of Film ,  4 cr.
  Dance-DNC 2000, Introduction to Dance (CD), 4 cr.
  Dance-DNC 2310, History of Dance from 1800 to the Present, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 2450, Introduction to Film, 4 cr.
  English-ENG 2460, History of Film, 4 cr.
  Music History-MUH 1340, Music Appreciation: World Music (CD), 3 cr.
  Music History-MUH 1350, History of American Popular Music, 3 cr.
  Music History-MUH 1351, History of American Popular Music: 1940 to the Present, 3
  Music History-MUH 1370, Music Appreciation: Beginnings to the Present,  3 cr.
  Slavic Studies-SLA 3710, Russian and East European Film,  3 cr.
  Theatre-THR 1010, Introduction to the Theatre, 3 cr.
  Theatre-THR 1030, Black Theatre: An Introduction (CD), 3 cr.

  PHILOSOPHY & LETTERS (PL) (choose one):
  Classics-CLA 1010, Classical Civilization (CD), 3-4 cr.
  Classics-CLA 2100, Classical Origins of Western Thought (CD), 3 cr.
  Classics-CLA 2200, Introduction to Greek Tragedy, 3 cr.
  Communication-COM 2160, Contemporary Persuasive Campaigns and Movements, 3 cr.  
  English-ENG 2200, Shakespeare,  3 cr.
  English-ENG 2500, The English Bible as Literature,  4 cr.
  English-ENG 2720, Basic Concepts in Linguistics, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 3110, English Literature to 1700,  3 cr.
  English-ENG 3120, English Literature after 1700, 3 cr.
  English-ENG 3140, Survey of American Literature, 3 cr.
  French-FRE 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature, 3-4 cr.
  German-GER 2310, Short Fiction from Central Europe and Russia
  German-GER 2700,  Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature,  3-4 cr.
  Honors-HON 2100, Classical Origins of Western Thought (CD), 3 cr.
  Italian-ITA 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature,  3-4 cr.
  Linguistics-LIN 2720, Basic Concepts in Linguistics, 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 1010, Introduction to Philosophical Systems,  3-4 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 1020, Honors Introduction to Philosophical Systems, 4 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 1030, Introduction to Philosophical Problems, 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 1040, Honors Introduction to Philosophical Problems, 4 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 1100, Contemporary Moral Issues (EI), 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 1120, Professional Ethics (EI), 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 2100, Ancient and Medieval Philosophy,  3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 2110, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Philosophy, 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 2320, Introduction to Ethics (EI), 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 3500, Theory of Knowledge, 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 3550, Metaphysics, 3 cr.
  Philosophy-PHI 3700, Philosophy of Art, 3 cr.
  Polish-POL 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature, 3-4 cr.
  Political Science-P S 3510, Law, Authority and Rebellion, 4 cr.
  Political Science-P S 3520, Justice, cr.
  Russian-RUS 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature, 3-4 cr.
  Slavic Studies-SLA 2310, Short Fiction from Central Europe and Russia, 3 cr.
  Spanish-SPA 2700, Anguish and Commitment: European Existentialist Literature, 3-4 cr.

  FOREIGN LANGUAGE/FOREIGN CULTURE (FC):
  Africana Studies-AFS 3250, Politics and Culture in Anglophone Caribbean, 3 cr.
  Africana Studies-AFS 3610, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Foreign Culture: The Africans  (CD), 4 cr.
  Anthropology-ANT 3150, Anthropology of Business  (CD), 3-4 cr.
  Anthropology-ANT 3520, Understanding Africa: Past, Present and Future, 3 cr.
  Anthropology-ANT 3540, Cultures and Societies of Latin America, 3 cr.
  Anthropology-ANT 3550, Arab Society in Transition (CD), 3 cr.
  Armenian-ARM 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
  Armenian-ARM 4750, Survey of Armenian Culture and Literature: The Modern Period,  3 cr.
  Chicano-Boricua Studies-CBS 2410, History of Mexico, 3 cr.
  Chicano-Boricua StudiesCBS 2420, History of Puerto Rico and Cuba, 3 cr.
  Dance-DNC 2400, Introduction to African Dance (CD), 3 cr.
  English-ENG 2670, Introduction to Canadian Studies,  3 cr.
  French-FRE 2710, Introduction to French Civilization I,  3 cr.
  French-FRE 2720, Introduction to French Civilization II,  3 cr.
  German-GER 2710, Survey of Germanic Culture I (CD), 3 cr.
  German-GER 2720, Survey of Germanic Culture II (CD), 3 cr.
  German-GER 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
  Geography-GPH 2700, Introduction to Canadian Studies, 3 cr.
  History-HIS 2700, Introduction to Canadian Studies,  3 cr.
  Greek-GRK 3710, Modern Greek Literature and Culture in English (CD), 3 cr.
  History-HIS 2440, History of Mexico, 3 cr.
  Italian-ITA 2710, Italian Culture and Civilization I, 3 cr.
  Italian-ITA 2720, Italian Culture and Civilization II, 3 cr.
  Japanese-JPN 4550, Japanese Culture and Society I, 4 cr.
  Japanese-JPN 4560, Japanese Culture and Society II,  4 cr.
  Near Eastern Studies-N E 2000, Introduction to Islamic Civilization of the Near East, 3 cr.
  Near Eastern Studies-N E 3550, Arab Society in Transition (CD), 3 cr.
  Nursing-NUR 4800, Transcultural Health Through the Life Cycle,  3 cr.
  Polish-POL 2710, Survey of Polish Culture (CD), 4 cr.
  Polish-POL 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
  Political Science-PS 2700, Introduction to Canadian Studies,  3 cr.
  Russian-RUS 2710, Study of Russian Culture (CD), 3 cr.
  Russian-RUS 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
  Slavic Studies-SLA 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
  Ukranian-UKR 3410, New Soil, Old Roots: The Immigrant Experience (CD), 3 cr.
  Or complete any language or equivalent examination at the intermediate level

  To determine your progress in meeting Preprofessional and Group Requirements, make an appointment with an Academic Advisor in the University Advising Center by calling 313 / 577-8889. The Advising Center, located at 1600 David Adamany Undergraduate Library, is open from 8:30 - 7:00 Monday and Thursday and from 8:30 - 5:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Summer hours are Mon.--Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

  It is the student's responsibility to become familiar with and to complete all degree requirements.

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