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CWU PREPHARMACY REQUIREMENTS FOR WASHINGTON PHARMACY SCHOOLS

A pre-pharmacy program of study may be developed that prepares student for admission into professional programs at universities granting a pharmacy doctorate degree (Pharm-D). Central Washington University does not offer a degree program in pharmacy but does offer all prerequisite courses necessary for admission to pharmacy programs at other universities.

The required courses for both universities in Washington state that offer degrees in pharmacy are listed below. Most pharmacy schools have good websites that list the pre-requisite courses for their programs. Contact the pre-pharmacy advisor, Dr. Gil Belofsky, 963-2811, email chemistry@cwu.edu , in the Chemistry Department for help in determining the CWU equivalents for other programs, for advice on scheduling, or for more details on any aspect of the pre-pharmacy program. See also the CWU Health Careers Resources website, http://www.cwu.edu/~healthcareers/.

Information on Applications to Washington Pharmacy Schools

  University of Washington Washington State University
Website http://www.depts.washington.edu/pha/ http://www.pharmacy.wsu.edu
Email pharminf@u.washington.edu admissions@pharmacy.wsu.edu
PCAT required Yes No
PharmCAS Yes Yes
Application Fee $45 $50
Criminal Background Check Yes Yes
GPA Minimum: 3.0 3.0
Pharmacy related experience Highly recommended Experience is very highly recommended; the more hours, the better

Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)

The PCAT is offered four times a year (Jun, Aug, Oct, and Jan) in Seattle (UW), Spokane (Gonzaga). The PCAT website www.pcatweb.info is now offering online registration.

Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS)

The Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) is a centralized application service for colleges and schools of pharmacy provided by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Use the PharmCAS checklist available at http://pharmcas.org/advisors/start.htm to direct your application process.

CWU Pre-Pharmacy Club

The CWU Pre-Pharmacy Club meets regularly to support students in the pre-pharmacy program by inviting external speakers, providing avenues for pharmacy related experience, organizing field trips and just having fun. Find out more at CWU Pre-Pharmacy Club

University of Washington   CWU Equivalents  
Requirement* Credits CWU Course(s) Credits
General Biology with labs 15 BIOL 110, BIOL 111, BIOL 112 15
General Chemistry with labs 15 CHEM 181, 181L, 182, 182L, 183, 183L 15
Organic Chemistry with labs 15 CHEM 361, 361L, 362, 363, 363L 13
English Composition 10 ENG 101, 102, 310 12
Calculus 4-5 MATH 170 or 172 5
Statistics 4-5 MATH 311 or BUS 221 or PSY 362 4-5
Microbiology with lab 5 BIOL 323 5
Humanities Electives** 10 Art and Art History, Speech Communications,
Dance, Theater, Literature Classics,
200 or above Foreign Language 		10
Social Science Electives 10 Anthropology, History, Economics,
Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology		 10
Total Credits 88-90 Total Credits 89-90

*Biochemistry is not currently required but highly recommended (CHEM 431, 432 - 6 credits).
**Beginning in Fall 2009 UW will require COM 250 (4 cr) and 6 Humanities elective credits

Washington State University   CWU Equivalents  
Requirement* Credits* CWU Course(s) Credits**
General Education   General Education  
Written Communication I 3 ENG 101 4
Speech Communication 3 COM 207 or COM 250 4
American Diversity 3 For example: ENG 247, HIST 346, HIST 449,
MUS 101, SOC 101, or WS 201 		4-5
Intercultural Studies 3 For example: AIS, 101, 102, ANTH 107, 130, 359,
AST 102, COM 302, ENG 347, ETS 101,
HIST 315, 316, 383, LLAS 102, MUS 359, TH 283, 383 		3-5
World Civilizations 6 HIST 101, 102, 103 15
Written Communication II 3 ENG 102 or 310 4
Philosophy - Logic, Critical Thinking or Ethics 3 PHIL 201, PHIL 210, or PHIL 302 5
Microeconomics 3 ECON 201 5
Introductory Psychology 3 PSY 101 5
Biology   Biology  
Introductory Biology 8 BIOL 110, BIOL 111, BIOL 112 15
Microbiology 3 BIOL 323 or BIOL 426 3-5
Human Anatomy with lab 4 BIOL 355 and BIOL 356 and EMS 450 11
Mammalian Physiology 4 BIOL 355 and BIOL 356 and EMS 450 11
Immunology 3 BIOL 422 5
Genetics or Molecular Genetics 3 BIOL 321 or BIOL 425 5
Chemistry   Chemistry  
Principles of Chemistry 8 CHEM 181, 181L, 182, 182L, 183, 183L 15
Organic Chemistry 7 CHEM 361, 361L, 362, 363, 363L 13
Biochemistry 4 CHEM 431, 432 6
Math   Math  
Calculus 4 MATH 170 or 172 5
Statistics 3 MATH 311 5

*Semester credits
**Quarter credits
Note: shaded pre-requisites are considered met if you get a BA or a BS from CWU. If you do not get a BA or a BS from CWU you must meet these requirements. Greater than 70% of students admitted to WSU's PharmD have earned a baccalaureate degree.

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