Pre-Pharmacy Program
Boise State University students who wish to receive a doctorate of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree usually plan to take their pre-professional courses at Boise State University and then apply for admission to the College of Pharmacy at Idaho State University. The pharmacy program consists typically of three years of preparatory studies followed by four years in the College of Pharmacy at Idaho State University. The curriculum outlined below is based on the minimum requirements of Idaho State University. Students who intend to apply to pharmacy schools other than Idaho State are advised to consult a pre-pharmacy advisor and pattern their curriculum after that of the school to which they expect to transfer. The suggested English, Area I, and Area II credits apply towards the 30 semester credits required by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education in oral and written communications, humanities, and social sciences. Check out the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy website.
Advisors
| Name and Email | Position and Department | Phone | Office |
| Glenda Hill ghill@boisestate.edu |
Director, Pre-Professional Studies | 426-3832 | HSR 124 |
| Erin Colburn erincolburn@boisestate.edu |
Pre-Health/Pre-Professional Advisor | 426-2454 | HSR 122 |
Pre-Pharmacy Course Work
| Course Number and Title | Credits |
| ENGL 101, 102 English Composition | 6 |
| Area I core - Select with an Advisor | 6-12 |
| Area II core - Select with an Advisor | 6 |
| COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics OR ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
| BIOL 191 General Biology* | 4 |
| BIOL 227, 228 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 8 |
| BIOL 205 Microbiology | 4 |
| CHEM 111, 111L - 112, 112L College Chemistry I and II with Labs | 8 |
| CHEM 307, 308, 309, 310 Organic Chemistry | 10 |
| CHEM 431 Biochemistry (ISU requirement starting for the 2010 applicants) | 3 |
| MATH 147 Precalculus OR MATH 143-144 College Algebra and Analytic Trigonometry |
5 |
| MATH 160 Survey of Calculus OR | 4 |
| MATH 170 Calculus I | 4 |
| PHYS 111 General Physics* | 4-8 |
| Total | 64-76 |
| *Many Pharmacy programs require BIOL 192 and PHYS 112. | |