Prepare for Pharmacy Program Admission

Please note: Cal Poly Pomona does not offer any Pharmacy program. The program is listed here merely for the purpose of providing general information about this program to interested CPP students.

Pharmacists (PharmD) are health care professionals who dispense medications prescribed by physicians. They also counsel patients on proper drug use. Pharmacists work in a variety of settings including hospitals, retail businesses, long-term care facilities, internet pharmacies, and public health services.

Minimum Pre-requisites for Admission

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution is recommended

• Each program has its own prerequisites. Check specific school for detail prerequisites. To plan for your class schedule, please visit our "Class Schedule and Action Timeline" page for details.

• General Course prerequisites include the following:

  • 1 year of English (Composition)
  • 1 year of General (inorganic) Chemistry with Laboratory 
  • 1 year of Organic Chemistry with Laboratory 
  • 1 year of Biochemistry 
  • 1 year of General Biology with Laboratory 
  • 1 year of Physics with Laboratory 
  • Calculus

  • Two speech courses

• Other common requirements include (but are not limited to):

  • Internship and research
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology ( no plant or cell anatomy and physiology)
  • Microbiology with lab
  • Social sciences (Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology)
  • Humanities (History, Philosophy)
  • Additional Communication courses (Any additional communication, public speaking or debate courses)
  • Ethnic studies

  • Computer Literacy

• Consider joining CPP Pre-Pharmacy Society student club. 

Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT)

The Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT®) was retired on January 10, 2024, and is no longer available. Additionally, effective December 2, 2024, Official Transcripts and Personal Score Reports are no longer available. For more details, please visit American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP).

Association

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
426 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-2841.
703-739-2330

Application Service

Pharmacy College Application Service (PHARMCAS)

California Pharmacy Schools (ACPE Accredited)

• American University of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy

• California Northstate College of Pharmacy

• Chapman University School of Pharmacy

• Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

• Loma Linda University

• Touro University

• University of California Irvine

• University of California San Diego

• University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy

• University of Southern California

• University of the Pacific

• Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy

• Western University of the Health Sciences

• West Coast University School of Pharmacy (hybrid)

All Pharmacy Schools in the US

PharmCas - School Directory