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Pre-Pharmacy Courses
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First Year

Fall Semester
Course Hours
BIO 1361 Intro. to Biological Science I 3
BIO 1161 Intro. to Biological Science I Lab 1
CHEM 1331 Fundamentals of Chemistry I 3
CHEM 1111 Fundamentals of Chemistry I Lab 1
ENG 1303 English Composition I 3
HIST 1377

The United States to 1877 or equivalent

3
MATH 1431 Calculus I †
3
Total 17
 
Spring Semester  
Course Hours
BIO 1362 Introduction to Biological Science II
3
BIO 1162 Introduction to Biological Science II Lab
1
CHEM 1332 Fundamentals of Chemistry II
3
CHEM 1112 Fundamentals of Chemistry II Lab
1
ENGL 1304 English Composition II*
3
HIST 1378 The United States Since 1877 or equivalent
3
MATH 2311 Introduction to Statistical Analysis
3
  Humanities (see approved UH list)**
3
Total  
20
 
Second Year
Fall Semester
Course Hours
CHEM 3331 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
 3
CHEM 3221 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I Lab
 2
POLS 1336 U.S. & Texas Constitution/Politics
 3
PSYC 1300 or
SOC 1300
Social Science: (Choose One): Introduction to
Psychology or Introduction to Sociology
 3
PHYS 1301 or
PHYS 1321
Introductory General Physics or Physics I or
One year of high school physics
 3
  Visual/Performing Arts (see approved UH list)**
 3
Total
17
 
Spring Semester
Course Hours
CHEM 3332 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II
3
CHEM 3222 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II Lab
2
BIOL 2333 Elementary Microbiology
3
BIOL 2133 Elementary Microbiology Lab
1
POLS 1337 US Government: Congress, President, and Courts
3
  Writing Intensive Social Science
(see UH approved list)
** 
3
COMM 1332 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
3
Total
18

Please Note: Beginning with Fall 2008 admissions, Calculus I (MATH 1431) will be required. MATH 1314 will no longer be accepted.

* Exempt if core complete when transferring to UH from another Texas college/ university -or- have earned a baccalaureate degree or higher from a U.S. institution.

** Please click here for UH Core Curriculum information regarding Writing-Intensive Social Science , Humanities Elective, and Performing/Visual Arts Elective requirements.



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