Pre-Pharmacy
Pharmacy is a doctoral health profession in which licensed professionals provide information about medication to consumers and professionals. Pharmacists play a vital role in improving patient care through the medicine and information they provide. According to MONEY magazine, Pharmacist is one of the Top 10 Best Jobs in America. Pharmacists dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and monitor patient health. As "medication experts," pharmacists are concerned with safeguarding the public's health in matters relating to medication distribution and use disease state management. They advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosages, interactions, and side effects of medications. Pharmacists must understand the use; clinical effects; and composition of drugs, including their chemical, biological, and physical properties. They protect the public by ensuring drug purity and strength. The goal of pharmacy care is to maximize positive health care outcomes and improve patients' quality of life with minimum risk. Most pharmacists work in a community setting, such as a retail drug store, or in a hospital or clinic.
Pre-Pharmacy is considered a designation at Texas Tech University, not a major. Pre-pharmacy students take the required college courses in order to apply to pharmacy school. Pre-pharmacy students also have the option to major in any area they choose as long as they take the prerequisite courses required to enter pharmacy school along with the courses needed to earn a degree at Texas Tech University.
Courses required for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy (TTUHSC SOP):
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Texas Tech University |
Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) |
| BIOLOGY I 1403 | BIOLOGY 1406, 1106, 1306 |
| BIOLOGY II 1404 | BIOLOGY 1407, 1107, 1307 |
| MICROBIOLOGY 3400 OR 3401 | |
| HUMAN BASED SCIENCES (3000 level) | |
| CHEMISTRY I 1307 | CHEMISTRY 1311, 1411 |
| CHEMISTRY I 1107 (laboratory) | CHEMISTRY 1111, 1411 |
| CHEMISTRY II 1308 | CHEMISTRY 1312, 1412, 1414 |
| CHEMISTRY II 1108 (laboratory) | CHEMISTRY 1112, 1412, 1414 |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3305 | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 3105 (laboratory) | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3306 | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 3106 (laboratory) | |
| PHYSICS 1403 | PHYSICS 1401, 1101, 1301 |
| MATH 1451 | MATH 2313 |
| MATH 2300 | MATH 1342, 1442, 2342, 2442 |
| ECONOMICS 2302 (preferred) or 2305 or 2301 | ECONOMICS 2301 |
| ENGLISH 1301 | ENGLISH 1301 |
| ENGLISH 1302 | ENGLISH 1302 |
| ENGLISH LITERATURE (2305, 2306, 2307, 2308 or any 3000-level lit) | |
| COMMUNICATION STUDIES 2300 or CFAS 2300 | SPEECH 1315 |
| HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES: 15 hours total (HIST 2300, 2301, POLS 1301, 2302 can be used to partially fulfill the 15 hours) | (HISTORY 1301,1302; GOVERNMENT 2301, 2302) |
Frequently check with the programs to which you plan to apply
prerequisites and/or application procedures can change
Humanities/ Social Sciences :
Courses may be selected from Anthropology, Communications (excluding Public Speaking above), Economics (excluding Economics above), Ethnic Studies, Family Living / Human Development, Geography, Government, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. --- Note: Performing and Fine Arts (including Music), Physical Education, Foreign Languages, Computer Science, Religion or similar courses will not meet this requirement.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy
Other Pharmacy Schools in Texas:
- University of Houston
- University of Texas
- Texas Southern University
- Texas A&M University
- University of Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy