Pre-Pharmacy

Our department offers a program of study to meet pharmacy school requirements.
 

General Information

There are four Schools of Pharmacy in the State of Georgia -- the School of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia in Athens, Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy in Atlanta, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy in Gwinnett and South University College of Pharmacy in Savannah. All schools require at a minimum completion of a two-year pre-pharmacy curriculum, 60 semester hours, (Mercer is a 90 hour requirement) and the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT).

The pre-pharmacy requirements are:

Note: The requirements for Mercer are similar except that Physics is required instead of Statistics. The requirements for South include Literature, one semester of Physics, and two semesters of Anatomy & Physiology.

During the Fall semester of the second pre-pharmacy year, the student should apply for admission to pharmacy school and take the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT). Completion of the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) program requires 3 years at South University and 4 years at UGA and Mercer (with summers off). In addition to earning the Pharm. D. degree, the candidate must complete a 1500 hour internship and pass the National and Georgia State Board of Pharmacy exams to practice pharmacy in this state.

For more information contact the pre-pharmacy advisors, Ms. Suzy Carpenter, Dr. Richard Wallace or Dr.Todd Hizer, in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Armstrong Atlantic State University.