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2019-2020 Undergraduate Studies Bulletin 
    
 
  Mar 29, 2024
 
2019-2020 Undergraduate Studies Bulletin

Pharmaceutical Sciences, BS



Overview

The B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences is a major designed for students who intend to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) at the USC College of Pharmacy. Students must be accepted into the Pharm.D. program at the USC College of Pharmacy their junior or senior year to meet the requirements for the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences is awarded at the end of the spring semester of the second year in the Pharm.D. program.

Click here for admissions requirements for the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program.

The sequencing of the required math and science courses is particularly important for ensuring that all prerequisites can be completed before entering the Pharm.D. program.

Major Map

A major map is a layout of required courses in a given program of study, including critical courses and suggested course sequences to ensure a clear path to graduation.

Major maps are only a suggested or recommended sequence of courses required in a program of study. Please contact your academic advisor for assistance in the application of specific coursework to a program of study and course selection and planning for upcoming semesters.

Pharmaceutical Sciences, BS

 


Degree Requirements (minimum 128 hours)

The Pre-Pharmacy work must total at least 66 hours.

Program of Study

all degree requirements must be passed with a grade of C or higher

  1. Carolina Core (32-44 hours)
  2. College Requirements (0 hours)
  3. Program Requirements (31-34 hours)
  4. Major Requirements (62 hours)

1. Carolina Core (32-44 hours)


Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6-7 hours)

Scientific Literacy — SCI (7 hours)

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language by achieving a score of two or higher on the foreign language placement test. Students who do not score at least a two must either take 109/110 sequence of SPAN, FREN, GERM, or LATN or ARAB, CHIN, GREK, ITAL, JAPA, PORT, or RUSS 121. If both 109 and 110 are required, foreign language sequences typically begin in the Fall semesters. (American Sign Language DOES NOT count toward the foreign language requirement).

​Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.

2. College Requirements (0 hours)


No college-required courses for this program.

3. Program Requirements (31-34 hours)


Supporting Courses (31 hours)

Additional Pre-Pharmacy Requirements

Note: Students may substitute ECON 224  with ECON 221  or ECON 222 .

Electives (0-3 hours)

An elective course will be needed if the Pre-Pharmacy hours total is less than 66.

4. Major Requirements (62 hours)


Professional Requirements

The final 62 credit hours required for the BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree are earned after admission to the USC College of Pharmacy and during the first two years of the professional Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.