Program Description
Two-Year Pathway
Begin your education by completing two years of pre-professional study on the East Falls campus, in preparation for your application to the 4-year, graduate Pharmacy program. While no undergraduate degree is awarded in this pathway, you will have the opportunity to take undergraduate courses with other pre-medical, health sciences and future pharmacy students.
Three-Year Pathway
Students interested in earning their undergraduate degree enter the 3+4 Pre-Pharmacy pathway where they earn both a BS and PharmD in seven years (refer to curriculum below). The extra undergraduate year offers more opportunities to experience college life – like study away and participation in athletics, campus, and leadership experiences. The BS degree in Health Sciences is awarded upon completion of first-year pharmacy graduate coursework.
All Pharmacy applicants must apply to the graduate program through an online centralized application service, PharmCAS, and be invited to interview. East Falls students who meet the progression criteria through the Health Sciences Pre-Pharmacy programs are guaranteed an interview for the competitive professional program at Jefferson College of Pharmacy.
Curriculum: 71-73 credits, prerequisite/foundation
- Two-Year Pathway
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FYS 100 | Pathways Seminar | 1 |
| WRIT 101 | Writing Sem I: Written Comm. | 3 |
| CHEM 103 & 103L |
Chemistry I and Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
| AVIS 101 | American Visions | 3 |
| BIOL 103 & 103L |
Biology I and Biology I Lab |
4 |
| MATH 103 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| GDIV 2XX | Global Diversity | 3 |
| ADIV 2XX | American Diversity | 3 |
| CHEM 104 & 104L |
Chemistry II and Chemistry II Lab |
4 |
| BIOL 104 & 104L |
Biology II and Biology II Lab |
4 |
| Credits | 35 | |
| Second Year | ||
| GCIT 2XX | Global Citizenship | 3 |
| ETHC 2XX | Ethics | 3 |
| Designated Elective | 6-8 | |
| BIOL 201 & 201L |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anat & Physiology I Lab |
4 |
| CHEM 201 & 201L |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
| PHYC 111 | Algbra-base PHYC I-Mach&Thermo | 4 |
| BIOL 221 & 221L |
Microbiology and Microbiology Lab |
4 |
| BIOL 202 & 202L |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II and Human Anat & Physiology II Lab |
4 |
| CHEM 202 & 202L |
Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab |
4 |
| Credits | 36-38 | |
| Total Credits | 71-73 | |
- All grades must be C or higher; courses must be completed within 5 years of Pharmacy application
- AP credit accepted for non-science courses only
- Students must apply to the graduate program through PharmCAS and meet progression criteria to be eligible to interview for the graduate-level Pharmacy program in Center City
Designated Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HSCI 225 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| COMS 102 | Introduct to Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECON 2XX | Economics Elective | 3 |
| ETHC 2XX | Ethics Course Placeholder | 3 |
| BIOL 207 | Principles of Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 256 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 302 | Medical Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 321 | Immunology | 3 |
| PHYC 112 | Algbra-Based PHYS II-Electrici | 4 |
Curriculum: Pharmacy
- Refer to the Jefferson College of Pharmacy (JCP) for graduate pharmacy curriculum.
Curriculum: three year pathway
- Foundation and Prerequisite Coursework (99 credits over Years 1-3) + 24 Pharmacy graduate credits to complete the BS in Health Sciences degree requirement
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| FYS 100 | Pathways Seminar | 1 |
| WRIT 101 | Writing Sem I: Written Comm. | 3 |
| CHEM 103 & 103L |
Chemistry I and Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
| AVIS 101 | American Visions | 3 |
| BIOL 103 & 103L |
Biology I and Biology I Lab |
4 |
| MATH 103 | Applied Calculus | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| GDIV 2XX | Global Diversity | 3 |
| ADIV 2XX | American Diversity | 3 |
| CHEM 104 & 104L |
Chemistry II and Chemistry II Lab |
4 |
| BIOL 104 & 104L |
Biology II and Biology II Lab |
4 |
| Credits | 35 | |
| Second Year | ||
| GCIT 2XX | Global Citizenship | 3 |
| ETHC 2XX | Ethics | 3 |
| WRIT 2XX | Writing II | 3 |
| BIOL 201 & 201L |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anat & Physiology I Lab |
4 |
| PHYC 111 | Algbra-base PHYC I-Mach&Thermo | 4 |
| PSYC 101 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| HSCI 230 | Intro to Healthcare | 2 |
| BIOL 221 & 221L |
Microbiology and Microbiology Lab |
4 |
| BIOL 202 & 202L |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II and Human Anat & Physiology II Lab |
4 |
| Designated Elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 33-34 | |
| Third Year | ||
| CHEM 201 & 201L |
Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
| CHEM 202 & 202L |
Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab |
4 |
| HSCI 225 | Applied Statistics | 3 |
| HSCI 330 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HSCI 3XX | Health Sciences Elective | 3 |
| PSYC 201 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| CGIS 300 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
| ISEM 3XX | Integrative Seminar | 3 |
| PHIL 499 | Philosophies of the Good Life | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 32 | |
| Total Credits | 100-101 | |
- Pharmacy prerequisites include 9 cr. social science and 9 cr. humanities courses
- All grades must be C or higher; courses must be completed within 5 years of Pharmacy application
- Students must apply to the graduate program through PharmCAS and meet progression criteria to be eligible to interview for the graduate-level Pharmacy program in Center City
Designated Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 2XX | Economics Elective | 3 |
| COMS 102 | Introduct to Public Speaking | 3 |
| BIOL 207 | Principles of Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 256 | Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 302 | Medical Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 321 | Immunology | 3 |
| PHYC 112 | Algbra-Based PHYS II-Electrici | 4 |