High School students are encouraged to focus on the sciences, including higher mathematics, in order to prepare for pre-pharmacy coursework.
Pre-pharmacy courses may be completed at any accredited institution with coursework recognized by West Virginia University. For admission consideration, student must complete:
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3-4 |
credit hours of calculus |
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3 |
credit hours of microeconomics |
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3 |
credit hours of statistics |
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8 |
credit hours of biology |
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8 |
credit hours of general chemistry |
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8 |
credit hours of organic chemistry |
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8 |
credit hours of physics |
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3-4 |
credit hours of microbiology |
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6 |
credit hours of English composition |
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18-21 |
credit hours of electives satisfying WVU's liberal studies or GEC requirements. |
NOTE: Students at WVU are also required to take University 101 to complete degree requirements. |