AASU PRE-PHARMACY PROGRAM

General Information

There are three Schools of Pharmacy in the State of Georgia -- the School of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia in Athens, Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, and South University College of Pharmacy in Savannah.  All schools require completion of a two-year pre-pharmacy curriculum (60 semester hours) and the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT).

The pre-pharmacy requirements are:

	University of Georgia School of Pharmacy	Armstrong Atlantic State University
General Chemistry	2 Semesters	CHEM 1211/1212
General Biology	2 Semesters	BIOL 1107/1108
Calculus	1 Semester	MATH 1161
Statistics	1 Semester	MATH 2200
Organic Chemistry	2 Semesters	CHEM 2101/2102
English Composition	2 Semesters	ENGL 1101/1102
Speech	1 Semester	COMM 2280
Political Science	1 Semester	POLS 1100
American History	1 Semester	HIST 2111 or 2112
Economics	1 Semester	ECON 2105 or 2106
Physical Education	1 Semester hour
World Language/Culture elective	3 Semesters
	Total 60 Semester Hours

Note: The requirements for Mercer are similar except that Physics is required instead of Statistics.

The requirements for South include Literature, one semester of Physics, and two semesters of Anatomy & Physiology.

During the Fall semester of the second pre-pharmacy year, the student should apply for admission to pharmacy school and take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT).  Completion of the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) program requires 3 years at South University and 4 years at UGA and Mercer (with summers off).  In addition to earning the Pharm. D. degree, the candidate must complete a 1500 hour internship and pass the National and Georgia State Board of Pharmacy exams to practice pharmacy in this state.

For more information contact the pre-pharmacy advisors, Ms. Suzy Carpenter, Dr. Richard Wallace or Dr.Todd Hizer, in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Armstrong Atlantic Sate University.

08/05