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Program Description
The College of Arts and Sciences at Rockhurst University offers a pre-pharmacy program designed to help students complete the pharmacy school requirements needed to continue their pharmacy major. Pre-pharmacy at Rockhurst is a non-degree track and two-year program.
Learning Outcomes
With the help of an advisor, pre-pharmacy students at Rockhurst will explore four-year pharmacy school options and choose prerequisite courses accordingly. At Rockhurst, students receive a well-rounded education with coursework including general biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, calculus and English composition.
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Experiences
- Designed as a launchpad into further pharmacy education, the pre-pharmacy program at Rockhurst in Kansas City, Missouri, is an ideal setting for students to receive guidance and preparation for the pharmacy school application process
- Because pharmacy schools differ regarding prerequisite classes, pre-pharmacy advisors will help students identify several schools of pharmacy in order to fill the prerequisite requirement and expand professional school options
Outcomes
How to Become a Pharmacist?
Graduates of the pre-pharmacy program at Rockhurst will be prepared for application and transition to a four-year pharmacy school.