Overall, the number of hours required
to complete this degree plan are 119-126, depending on advance
placement, electives and/or core curriculum courses you complete.
Prior to changing your
major to the BSPS program, you must complete the University’s
general education core curriculum (exceptions noted with ^)
and the college required prerequisite courses. The courses below
are general education core curriculum courses that must be completed
prior to changing your major. The second table includes additional
BSPS college required prerequisite courses that must be completed
prior to changing your major.
If you enter University of Houston as a
freshman, you should choose pre-pharmacy as your major until you
are allowed to change your major to BSPS.
General Education Core
Curriculum
Course
University
Core
Semester
Credit Hours
ENGL 1303
English Composition I
3
ENGL 1304
English Composition II
3
HIST 1377
The United States to 1877 or equivalent
3
HIST 1378
The United States since 1878 or equivalent
3
POLS 1336
U.S. & Texas Constitution/Politics
3
POLS 1337
U.S. Government: Congress, President & Courts
3
MATH 1330
Pre-Calculus or credit by examination
3 or credit
MATH 1431
Calculus I or credit by examination
4 or credit
BIOL 1361
Introduction to Biological Science I
3
BIOL 1362
Introduction to Biological Science II
3
Social
Science
PSYC 1300
SOC 1300
ECON 2311
Choose
one of the following:
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Economic Concepts and Issues
3
Writing
in the Disciplines
Writing
in the Disciplines
See UH Approved List*^
3
Humanities
See
UH Approved List*^
3
Visual
& Performing Arts
See
UH Approved List*^
3
TOTAL
36 - 43
*List available
at: http://www.uh.edu/academics/corecurriculum/index.html
^Not a required prerequisite. Course may be taken before
or after changing your major to the BSPS program, but must
be completed prior to graduation.
College
Required Prerequisite Courses
Courses
College
Required Prerequsite Courses
Semester
Credit Hours
BIOL 2333
Elementary Microbiology
3
CHEM 1331
Fundamentals of Chemistry
I
3
CHEM 1332
Fundamentals of Chemistry
II
3
CHEM 3331
Fundamentals of Organic
Chemistry I
3
CHEM 3332
Fundamentals of Organic
Chemistry II
3
PHAR 2362
Principles of Drug Action^
3
TOTAL COURSES
18
BIOL 1161
Introduction
to Biological Science I Laboratory
1
BIOL 1162
Introduction
to Biological Science II Laboratory
1
BIOL 2133
Elementary
Microbiology Laboratory
1
CHEM 1111
Fundamentals
of Chemistry I Laboratory
1
CHEM 1112
Fundamentals
of Chemistry II Laboratory
1
CHEM 3221
Fundamentals
of Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
2
CHEM 3222
Fundamentals
of Organic Chemistry II Laboratory
2
TOTAL LABS
9
^Not
a required prerequisite. Course may be taken before or after
changing your major to the BSPS program, but must be completed
prior to graduation.
