COSAM Curriculum Models

COSAM Departments Student Services Registration & Planning Curriculum Models Pre-Pharmacy


Pre-Pharmacy

In Effect Fall 2021

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First Year
Fall Semester Hours
ENGL 1100 English Comp I 3
CORE SOCIAL SCIENCE 3
CHEM 1030 Fund of Chemistry I 3
CHEM 1031 Chem I Lab 1
CORE HISTORY I 3
SCMH 1890 Pre-Health Orientation 1
14
Spring Semester Hours
ENGL 1120 English Comp II 3
CORE FINE ARTS 3
CHEM 1040 Fund of Chemistry II 3
CHEM 1041 Chem II Lab 1
BIOL 1020 Pinciples of Biology 3
BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Lab 1
14
Second Year
Fall Semester Hours
CHEM 2070 Organic Chem I 3
CHEM 2071 Organic I Lab 1
CORE LITERATURE 3
BIOL 2500 + 2501Anat/Phys. I & Lab 4
MATH 1610 Calculus I 4
15
Spring Semester Hours
CHEM 2080 Organic Chem II 3
CHEM 2081 Organic Lab 1
COMM 1000 Public Speaking1 3
BIOL 2510 + 2511Anat/Phys. II & Lab 4
CORE HISTORY or LIT2 3
14
Third Year
Fall Semester Hours
CORE SOCIAL SCIENCE or HUM3 3
BIOL 3200+3201 Microbiology and Lab 4
BMSC Elective Group A5 9
16
Spring Semester Hours
BCHE 3200 Biochemistry4 3
STAT 2510 Statistics 3
BMSC Elective Group B5 6
CORE SOCIAL SCIENCES 3
15
TOTAL HOURS 88
All courses above this line are required for entry into the Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University. Other pharmacy schools may have different requirements.

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, PRE-PHARM (BMSC, PPHR)

If students choose to finish a 4 year degree in Biomedical Sciences, Pre-Pharmacy, the following courses must also be completed. See an advisor for information on other degree options.
Fall Semester Hours
BIOL 1030+1031 Organismal Biol 4
BMSC Elective Group B5 8
Free Elective 4
16
Spring Semester Hours
Professional Elective5 3
BMSC Elective Group B5 9
Free Elective 4
UNIV 4AA0 Creed to Succeed 0
16
Total Hours: 120

Options for courses labeled CORE are in the Auburn University Bulletin (www.auburn.edu/bulletin) under Core Curriculum.

Courses in BOLD are used to calculate the major GPA for students finishing the BMSC degree option.  Harrison School of Pharmacy (HSOP) will use all courses in calculating GPAs for admission purposes.

Long range schedules for COSAM courses are online at http://aub.ie/cosamlrs

1 A CORE HUMANITIES may be substituted to meet entrance requirements to Harrison School of Pharmacy.  Students who elect a class other than COMM 1000 will NOT meet the requirements for the Biomedical Sciences degree.

2 Students must complete a two-course sequence in either HIST or LIT (for example, World History 1 and 2 or American Lit 1 and 2).  For complete HIST and LIT sequence options, see the Bulletin.

3 If a LIT sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE SOC SCI.  If a HIST sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE HUMANITIES.

4 BCHE 5180 may be automatically substituted for BCHE 3200.

5 Choices for BMSC Group A and B and Professional Electives are listed below: 

 

Biomedical Sciences/Pre-Pharmacy (RBMS) Major Electives:

 

BMSC Major Electives Group A:

To qualify for the B.S. degree after 3 semesters of HSOP Pharmacy school, at least 9 of the 15 hours of BMSC Major electives in the junior year must be from the following list:

 

  • BIOL 3000/01 Genetics
  • BIOL 3010/11 Comp. Anatomy
  • BIOL 3020 Genomic Biology
  • BIOL 4000/01 Histology
  • BIOL 4100/01 Cell Biology
  • BIOL 4150 Human Genetics
  • BIOL 4410 Vert. Development
  • BIOL 5110 Parasitology
  • BIOL 5200 Clinical Micro.
  • BIOL 5220 Molecular Genetics
  • BIOL 5230 Virology
  • BIOL 5240 Animal Physiology
  • BIOL 5330 Develop. Genetics
  • BIOL 5600 Mammalian Phys.
  • BIOL 5500 Immunology
  • BIOL 5850 Functional Genomics

 

  • CHEM 3160 Survey of Phys. Chem.
  • CHEM 3050/51 Analytical Chem.
  • CHEM 4130/31 Instrumental Analysis

 

  • BCHE 5181 Biochem. I Lab
  • BCHE 5190/91 Biochem. II Lecture/Lab

 

  • LBSC 4010 Hematology

 

  • PHYS 1500 General Physics I
  • PHYS 1510 General Physics II

 

The remaining 6 hours (of the 15) may include any 3000+ level course in CHEM, BIOL, or PHYS, 4980 (up to 6 hours total) in any scientific discipline, study abroad with medical related content, foreign language (up to 4 hours), preceptorships, or science/medical related formal internships.

 

BMSC Major Electives Group B:

  • Any course from Group A, or the following:
  • Any* 3000+ level course in BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS
  • Foreign Language (no more than 4 hours credit)
  • LBSC 4010 (Hematology – 3 hours)
  • MATH 1620
  • PHYS 1600, 1607, 1610 or 1617
  • SCMH 3810 or 3890 (Pre-PT Practicum or Pre-Medical Preceptorship)
  • SCMH 4920 (Pre-health Internship)*
  • SCMH 5940 (Pre-health related study abroad topic)

 

*Note: no more than 6 credit hours total of Undergraduate Research and no more than 6 hours of SCMH 4920 will be counted towards any degree.

 

Professional Elective:

Choose 1 course from the following (3 hours needed):

Any Health Administration Course (HADM)

Any Accounting Course (ACCT)

Any 2000+ level Nursing (NURS) course open to non-Nursing students

Additional Foreign Language Course

 

COMM 2400                               Communication in Organizations

COUN 3100                                 Counseling and Human Services

JRNL 2320                                   Basics of Journalism

KINE 3000                                   Medical Terminology

MKTG 3310                                 Principles of Marketing

MNGT 3100                                 Principles of Management

NTRI 2000                                   Nutrition and Health

PSYC 3120                                   Developmental Psychology

PSYC 3560                                   Abnormal Psychology

SOCY 4200                                  Medical Sociology

 

Students planning to apply to pharmacy schools other than Auburn may petition the COSAM Dean’s Office to have prerequisite courses not included on this model count as Professional electives (See Academic Advisor for course substitution).