Pre-Doctor of Pharmacy
Pre-Doctor of Pharmacy
The Pre-Doctor of Pharmacy pathway is an accelerated, 2-year, non-degree curriculum that prepares students to apply to the 4-year Purdue professional PharmD program. This fast-paced preparatory pathway enhances educational affordability and helps students enter the workforce more quickly than many other PharmD programs. This pathway accounts for 64 college credit hours. Eligibility for professional-level financial aid requires 72 hours of undergraduate credit. Any AP, IB, dual credit, department credit, and pass/not pass not meeting admissions prerequisites will apply toward the 72 hours.
The Pre-Pharm curriculum is housed within the first two years of the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Science (BSPS) program, and the core curriculum is identical for both educational goals. This allows students time to immerse in coursework and determine if their pathway will be a non-licensure bachelor’s degree or application to the PharmD program. Although Pre-PharmD coursework primarily focuses on biology, chemistry, physics, and math, pre-pharmacy students also take courses on interprofessional skills, composition, and economics, as well as optional online elective courses, including Pharmacy Orientation, which focuses on career path options, and Intro to Pharmacy and the Admissions Process, which focuses on pharmacy practice fundamentals and prepares students for the PharmD admissions process.
Completion of the Pre-PharmD pathway does not guarantee admission into the PharmD program.
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