LSUS offers coursework to prepare a student to apply for admission to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at The University of Louisiana, Monroe (ULM). Three years of college coursework in specified areas is required to be eligible for admission to this program. The following Pre-Pharmacy curriculum is intended only as a guide. A student interested in Pharmacy should consult with an advisor from the College of Arts and Sciences during his/her first semester at LSUS.
Pre-Pharmacy students are encouraged to earn a 4-year degree from LSUS (e.g., a BS in Biochemical Science) before enrolling in ULM’s College of Pharmacy. Note that, under this new curriculum, the Pre-Pharmacy track is just 32 credit hours short of a bachelor’s degree (the courses designated with an * are not required by the ULM Pre-Pharmacy track, but those courses would be required for a BS degree in Biochemical Science from LSUS).
Electives: A total of 15 hours (5 courses) of electives are required for admission into ULM’s College of Pharmacy. These are divided into three categories as follows:
- Humanities electives: Students may take 9 hours of any History, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Speech, or Foreign Language courses.
- Fine Arts electives: A minimum of one course (3 hours) is required. You may select one of the following courses: FA 140 (Introduction to Fine Arts) or MUS 120 (Music Appreciation).
Note: Acceptable Fine Arts electives are survey courses in Fine Arts, Art, Dance, Music, or Theatre. Applied courses, such as Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, and Dancing are not acceptable as Fine Arts electives.
- Social Science electives: A minimum of one 100-level course (3 hours) from any one of these areas is required: Sociology, Geography, or Political Science.
Application Requirements:
- C or higher in all pre-requisite courses
- Cumulative and pre-requisite GPA of at least 2.75
- Competitive PCAT scores (for example: 50th percentile overall with a 3.0 writing score)
Application Deadline:
March 01 of each academic year (early decision deadline: October 01)
Applications must be completed via PharmCAS
A supplemental application is also needed and can be found on ULM’s website.
The PharmCAS application, the ULM College of Pharmacy supplemental application, and the ULM undergraduate admission application are all due by March 01. Please check the program’s website at www.ulm.edu/pharmacy for the most up-to-date admissions information and instructions. The application cycle begins June 01 of each year and ends with the published deadline.
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