Health Professions Advisory Programs
Through a partnership between Worcester State University and MCPHS University, Worcester State offers a pathway to a pharmacy degree from MCPHS through several 3+3 programs for qualified students majoring in biology, biotechnology, or chemistry. Dr. Daron Barnard (Biology) is the liaison for the MCPHS 3+3 Pharmacy programs. For questions about these programs, please contact him at dbarnard@worcester.edu.
Pharmacy Program Requirements
Below is a general list of requirements for students interested in applying to pharmacy school. Prerequisite courses may be taken during the summer; taking community college courses is not encouraged.
Interested students are encouraged to gain experience in pharmacy by working as pharmacy technicians.
The PCAT is not required for admission to MCPHS University, but may be for other pharmacy programs. Applications are typically rolling, with a hard deadline of February 1 for a fall matriculation.
MCPHS University will accept CLEP courses.
Students with any AP credits should be aware that MCPHS will only accept AP scores of 4 or above. Worcester State accepts credits with an AP score of 3 or higher, so pay attention to your scores. You may need to repeat a course if you received a 3.
Pharmacy Science Prerequisite Courses
(Based on MCPHS requirements. Students should check other schools of interest for specific requirements.)
- CH 120 (General Chemistry 1, including lab)
- CH 121 (General Chemistry 2, including lab)
- BI 140 (Introduction to Organismal Biology, including lab)
- BI 141 (Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology, including lab)
- BI 204 (Microbiology)
CH 201 (Organic Chemistry 1 lecture)
- CH 202 (Organic Chemistry 2 lecture)
- CH 203 (Organic Chemistry 1 lab)
- CH 204 (Organic Chemistry 2 lab)
- PY 221 or PY 241 (Physics 1, including lab)
- MA 200 (Calculus 1)
- MA 150 (statistics)
- Math elective (pre-calc, calculus 2)
Find the requirements for each major in following curriculum guides: