EDUCATING LEADERS IN PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SINCE 1886
The BS/PharmD program combines three years of undergraduate study in pharmaceutical sciences and four years of graduate work in pharmacy.
| Program Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| UB Curriculum | |
| Total BS credits | 124.5 |
| Total BS/PharmD credits | 243.5 |
| Total PharmD credits | 142.5 |
All required courses must be completed with an overall average and major average of 3.000 or greater.
Curriculum
Below is the course timeline and curriculum for Junior through Pharmacy. Note: The following courses for BS students will instead be completed within the Pharmacy program through cross-listed courses: PHC 401/501 Pharmaceutical Chemistry and PHC 409/PHM 529 Pharmacy Calculations.
| FALL - 1st Year | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIO 200 Evolutionary Biology | 5 |
| CHE 101 +113 General Chemistry I | 5 |
| UB Seminar | 3 |
| ENG 105 Writing and Rhetoric or Pathway | 4 |
| Total: | 17 |
| SPRING - 1st Year | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIO 201 +211 Cell Biology | 4 |
| CHE 102 +114 General Chemistry II | 5 |
| MTH 121 /MTH 141 Calculus I | 4 |
| PHC 101 Drugs and Society | 1 |
| Pathway or ENG 105 Writing and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Total: | 17 |
| FALL - 2nd Year | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| CHE 203 +205 Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| MIC 301 Microbiology (science elective) | 4 |
| MTH 122 / MTH 142 Calculus II | 4 |
| Pathway | 3 |
| Total: | 16 |
| SPRING - 2nd Year | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| CHE 204 +206 Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| PAS 313 Human Anatomy (science elective) | 4 |
| PHC 201 Careers in the Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 |
| PHY 101 / PHY 107 Physics II (Science Elective) | 4 |
| Pathway | 3 |
| Total: | 17 |
| FALL - Junior Year | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BCH 403 Biochemical Principles | 4 |
| PGY 451 Human Physiology I | 3 |
PHC 330 Scientific Writing in Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 |
| PHC 331 Clinical and Research Ethics in Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2 |
| PHC 488 Faculty Research Seminar | 1 |
| STA 119 / PSY 207 Statistics | 4 |
| Pathway | 3 |
| Total: | 18 |
| SPRING - Junior Year | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PGY 452 Human Physiology II | 3 |
| PHC 332 Introduction to Research | 1 |
| PHC 420 Pharmaceutical Analysis | 1 |
| PHC 421 Pharmaceutical Principles | 3 |
| PHC 498 Undergraduate Research Participation | 3 |
| PMY 302 Introduction to Pharmacology | 4 |
| UBC 399 UB Curriculum Capstone | 1 |
| Total: | 16 |
First, visit our Pharmaceutical Sciences BS admissions information page to enter the BS program.
Submit a PharmCAS application by 10/1 of your junior year courses.