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2001-2003

College of Pharmacy

Pre-Pharmacy Program

Admission
  Pre-Pharmacy
  International Students
  Transfer Students
  Students Enrolled at UH

Pre Pharmacy Curriculum
  University Core Curriculum
  Core Curriculum Requirements
  College of Pharmacy Pre-Pharmacy Curriculum Requirements

Admission

Pre-Pharmacy

Students who wish to enter pre-pharmacy at the University of Houston must apply for admission through the university’s Office of Admissions. They must satisfy all admission and scholastic requirements outlined in the Admission, Advising, Orientation, and Registration section of this catalog. It should be emphasized that university regulations limit acceptance of hours from a junior or community college to 66 hours.

Admission - International Students

International students applying for admission to the pre-pharmacy program at the university, requiring evaluation of a foreign transcript should initiate their application with the college’s Office of Admissions at UH, College of Pharmacy, 141 Science & Technology Building 2, Houston, Texas 77204-5000.

Admission - Transfer Students

Students who take their pre-pharmacy work at other institutions should meet the curriculum requirements for pre-pharmacy as outlined in this section of the catalog. Students are encouraged to consult the dean of the college they are attending for assistance in selecting courses at other institutions. The College of Pharmacy will determine the number of transferable credits according to regulations and policies existing at the time of the students’ enrollment. It should be emphasized that university regulations limit acceptance of hours from a community college to 66.

Students Enrolled at UH

It is recommended that all pre-pharmacy students matriculating at the University of Houston register for Introduction to Pharmacy (PHAR 2200) during either the first or second pre-pharmacy year.

Pre-Pharmacy Curriculum

University Core Curriculum

All bachelor’s degrees require completion of a core curriculum. Beginning in Fall 1999, University of Houston students required to meet the requirements of the new core curriculum are :

  1. All undergraduate students entering the university for the first time, whether as first-time-in-college students or as transfer students, unless they are transferring from a Texas junior/community college and satisfy all of the following conditions:
    • initially enrolled at the Texas/junior/community college no later than summer 1999

    • transferred to UH within three years of their initial enrollment at the Texas junior/community college

    • did not interrupt their enrollment for more than 13 months.


  2. All former students returning to the university for a bachelor’s degree program who have interrupted their enrollment for more than 13 months.

  3. All postbaccalaureate students who enroll in a bachelor's degree program unless they are University of Houston graduates who initially enrolled at UH prior to fall 1999 and have not interrupted their enrollment for more than 13 months.

  4. All continuing students who obtain permission from the dean of the college of their major to graduate under the degree requirements of the new core.

Other students, including most students enrolled at the University of Houston prior to Fall 1999, will not be required to satisfy the new core requirements; instead, they may choose to satisfy either the old core curriculum (see previous catalogs) or the new core curriculum. Students choosing to complete the old core must complete certain portions of it by Summer 2001; if they do not, they must complete the new core. Students who have completed a substantial portion of the old core may petition for an extension through their departments.

Further information on core eligibility and on courses that satisfy core curriculum requirements can be obtained by consulting the core curriculum web site (www.uh.edu/academics/corecurriculum), the current class schedule,or an academic advisor.

Core Curriculum Requirements
Hours
Communication
6
Mathematics
3
Mathematics/Reasoning
3
U.S. History
6
American Government
6
Humanities
3
Visual/Performing Arts
3
Natural Sciences
6
Social/Behavioral Sciences,
(3 hours must be writing intensive)
6
College of Pharmacy’s Pre-Pharmacy
   Curriculum Requirements
 Hours
Introduction to Biological Science I
 4
Introduction to Biological Science II
 4
Fundamentals of Chemistry I
 3
Fundamentals of Chemistry I Lab
 1
Fundamentals of Chemistry II
 3
Fundamentals of Chemistry II Lab
 1
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
 3
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Lab
 1-2
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II
 3
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Lab
 1-2
Introductory General Physics or
 3
PHYS 1321. University Physics I or
  
Two semesters of high school physics
 cr
Elementary Microbiology
 2-3
Elementary Microbiology Lab
 1
English Composition I
 3
English Composition II 1
 3
The United States to 1877
or equivalent
3
The United States from 1877
or equivalent
3
Elements of Calculus with Applications
 3
MATH 2311. Introduction to Statistical Analysis 3
POLS 1336. U.S. and Texas Constitution and
Politics,
or equivalent		 3
U.S. Government: Congress, President and Courts,
or equivalent
 3
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
 3
Introduction to Psychology
or Introduction to Sociology
 3
Social Science Writing Intensive Core Course 2
 3
Humanities Core Course 1,2
 3
Visual/Performing Art Core Course 1,2
 3

The College of Pharmacy offers students an opportunity to earn credit without a grade in specific courses through a credit by examination program. The tests utilized for placement with credit are:

  1. Advanced Placement (AP),

  2. College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and

  3. departmental examinations offered by the university.

For information about eligibility for any of the tests or to report score transfers write:

University Testing Service
University of Houston
210 Student Service Center 1
Houston, Texas 77204-3025

or visit the web site at:
www.uh.edu/admissions/

 

Files Archived: February 5, 2003


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