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Pre-Pharmacy

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Keeping patients safe while providing them with life-saving drugs is what pharmacists do every day. The pre-pharmacy track will prepare you for a demanding pharmacy school.

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

The Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University ranks among the top 20 in the country. To get there, you need prerequisite courses in physics, biology, chemistry, calculus, and humanities. The pre-pharmacy program offered through the College of Science and Mathematics includes all of those courses as well as volunteer opportunities and support from pre-health advisors.

Go beyond classes with professional clubs like Alpha Epsilon Delta and the pre-pharmacy club. This peer-run organization helps pharmacy students at Auburn prepare for pharmacy school. They’ll help and support you through all six semesters of the pre-pharmacy program.

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About Auburn University

Auburn University is a public institution that was founded in 1856. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 22,658, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 1,875 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Auburn University’s ranking in the 2018 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 103. The student-faculty ratio at Auburn University is 19:1, and the school has 31.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students.

Auburn, Alabama, has been ranked one of the best places to live, and life at Auburn University can be similarly enjoyable for students. Football is a particularly big attraction in the fall, as fans support the Auburn Tigers with the help of school mascot Aubie the Tiger. The Tiger sports teams compete in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference, and the influx of football fans makes Auburn the fifth-largest city in the state on game days.

Year Founded: 1856

School Type: Private, Coed

Setting: Suburban

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

A deep understanding of chemistry, biology, and mathematics is essential for any pharmacist. This pre-professional, non-degree program is designed to prepare students with the prerequisite courses to enter pharmacy school. Students will complete between 65 and 77 course hours, which equates to about two to three years of undergraduate coursework.

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About Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge is a public institution that was founded in 1860. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 26,118, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 2,000 acres. The student-faculty ratio at Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge is 22:1.

Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge, better known as LSU, is a public school near the Mississippi River, in the southeastern part of the state. Students at LSU can choose from many programs in more than a dozen colleges. The most popular majors at Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Engineering; Education; Biological and Bi

Year Founded: 1860

School Type: Public, Coed

Setting: Urban

University of Central Florida

Orlando Florida

A B.S. in Biomedical Sciences – Preprofessional Concentration covers all preprofessional tracks for medical fields at UCF including pre-nursing, pre-med, pre-dental, and pre-pharmacy. Students are provided with fantastic preparation for graduate education in the life sciences or professional degree programs. In preparation for admission into pharmacy school, the general course curriculum includes Mathematics, Biology or Anatomy, and Chemistry.

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About University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida is a public institution that was founded in 1963. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 55,776, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 1,415 acres. The student-faculty ratio at University of Central Florida is 30:1.

The most popular majors at University of Central Florida include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Psychology; Education; and Engineering.

Notable alumni of the University of Central Florida include Cheryl Hines, an actress who starred in HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”; comedian Daniel Tosh, star of Comedy Central’s “Tosh.0”; and former soccer player Michelle Akers, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Year Founded: 1963

School Type: Public, Coed

Setting: Suburban

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Prepare to study pharmacy at a world-class research institution that is also one of the premier pharmacy schools in the United States. The pre-pharmacy track at KU is a two-year program with a total of 68 credit hours. These courses in biology, mathematics, chemistry, anatomy, and the humanities prepare students for a dynamic career in pharmacy.

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About University of Kansas

University of Kansas is a public institution that was founded in 1865. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 19,262, its setting is city, and the campus size is 1,000 acres. The student-faculty ratio at University of Kansas is 17:1. The most popular majors at University of Kansas include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Engineering; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; and Visual and Performing Arts. In sports, University of Kansas is part of the NCAA I.

Year Founded: 1865

School Type: Public, Coed

Setting: City

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California

The pre-pharmacy program prepares students for entry into pharmacy school by giving them a firm basis in biology, physics, and chemistry. Faculty advisers work with students to help them prepare for enrollment at University of the Pacific’s Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, or the school of their choice.

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About University of the Pacific

niversity of the Pacific is a private institution that was founded in 1851. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 3,483, its setting is city, and the campus size is 175 acres. The student-faculty ratio at University of the Pacific is 12:1. The most popular majors include: Business Administration and Management, General; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; and Engineering, General.

The University of the Pacific has a picturesque campus in Stockton, California that has made its way into more than 15 movies. There are about 150 student organizations to consider joining, and, since Stockton is situated in the California Delta waterway, students are close to water sports options, including jet skiing, windsurfing, and sailing.

Year Founded: 1851

School Type: Private, Coed

Setting: City