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Psychology - Accelerated Pre-Pharmacy Option (135 Credits)
This option has been established for admission of highly academically qualified students to the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program in the Washington State University College of Pharmacy. The program of study consists of three years of undergraduate coursework that fulfills the pre-pharmacy and Psychology requirements followed by the four-year PharmD Program. Satisfactory completion of this 7-year curriculum leads to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degrees.
Admission to the PharmD program requires application to and approval of the Pharmacy Admissions Committee.
Students must complete a minimum of 90 undergraduate credits including 30 credits of upper-division coursework, and 30 credits (1st year) of the PharmD coursework, as specified, to earn the Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
Admission to the PharmD program requires application to and approval of the Pharmacy Admissions Committee.
Students must complete a minimum of 90 undergraduate credits including 30 credits of upper-division coursework, and 30 credits (1st year) of the PharmD coursework, as specified, to earn the Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 106 [BSCI] | 4 |
| CHEM 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 106 or 140 [QUAN] or 171 [QUAN] or 202 [QUAN] | 3 |
| PSYCH 105 [SSCI] | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 107 | 4 |
| CHEM 106 | 4 |
| Diversity [DIVR] | 3 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| PSYCH 210 | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| CHEM 345 | 4 |
| Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG] | 3 |
| Humanities [HUM] | 3 |
| PSYCH 3111 | 4 |
| Focus Area PSYCH Elective2 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 315 or 354 | 4 |
| CHEM 348 | 4 |
| PSYCH 312 | 4 |
| Focus Area PSYCH Electives2 | 6 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio3 | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| Arts [ARTS] | 3 |
| MBIOS 303 | 4 |
| Focus Area PSYCH Electives2 | 9 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| BIOLOGY 251 or 353 | 4 |
| Equity and Justice [EQJS] | 3 |
| MBIOS 305 | 3 |
| PSYCH [M] | 3 |
| Focus Area PSYCH Electives2 | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| PHARMACY and PHARDSCI coursework | 16 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| Integrated Capstone [CAPS]4 | 3 |
| PHARMACY and PHARDSCI coursework | 15 |
| Complete Psychology Exit Interview and Survey | |
Footnotes
| 1 | PSYCH 311 will meet the statistics pre-requisite for admission to the Doctor of Pharmacy program. |
| 2 | Focus Area Electives (21 credits): Students must complete at least 2 courses from each of the following areas: 1) Behavior/Cognition: PSYCH 110, 265, 372, 384, 473, 490, 491, 492; 2) Social/Motivational PSYCH 230, 306, 307, 308, 309, 321, 324, 350, 403, 466, 470; and 3) Clinical/Developmental: PSYCH 320, 333, 342, 348, 361, 363, 440, 442, 444, 464, 468. Additional approved courses include any PSYCH course not used to fulfill other PSYCH requirements. Note that many courses require prerequisites and not all courses are offered both Fall and Spring semester. Contact advisor for additional information. |
| 3 | The writing portfolio may be completed any time prior to the end of the junior year. Writing portfolio must be complete prior to enrolling in an [M] course. |
| 4 | CAPS courses in Psychology available via global PSYCH 401 and PSYCH 412. CAPS course from the major not required. CAPS requirement can also be completed the second term of the third academic year. |