The UAMS College of Pharmacy requires 60 semester hours of prerequisite coursework from a US-accredited institution to apply for the PharmD program. Applicants may apply prior to completing prerequisites, but they should be complete by the end of the spring semester prior to fall entry. On a case-by-case basis, applicants may be allowed to take a course in summer I semester prior to fall entry. Contact the admissions office at 501-686-8889 or copadmissions@uams.edu with any questions. Applicants with coursework from foreign institutions must submit a course-by-course foreign transcript evaluation from WES or ECE to the college.
All prerequisites must be completed with a grade of C or better. Credit and non-credit or pass/fail grades will not be accepted except for courses taken during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic (2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years). Online courses are accepted for any non-science prerequisites. Science prerequisites and labs must be in-person courses. Courses may only be applied to one prerequisite only. Limits on AP, IB, or CLEP credit will be posted on our website in July 2022.
If you attend a college that uses the quarter hour system, you may convert semester hours to required quarter hours by multiplying by 1.5. Example: 4 semester hours X 1.5 = 6 quarter hours.
A prerequisite checklist is available here.
Core Courses
| Courses | Semester Credit Hours |
| College Algebra | 3 |
| Chemistry 1 & 2 w/labs | 8 |
| Organic Chemistry 1 & 2 w/labs | 8 |
| Biology 1 & 2 w/labs | 8 |
| Microbiology w/lab | 4 |
Non-Core Courses
| Selectives: Choose from Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Quantitative Analysis, Physical Chemistry, Statistics, Calculus, Physics, Critical Thinking, Logic | 9 |
| General Electives (your choice) | 20 |
| TOTAL | 60 |
CREDIT HOURS FOR FINANCIAL AID
An admitted student must have earned 72 semester credit hours of combined preprofessional and graduate coursework to be eligible to receive graduate level federal financial aid. Applicants with less than 72 hours will be designated at the undergraduate level for financial aid purposes until they reach 72 credit hours during the first year of the PharmD program.