Pre-Pharmacy, Associate of Science (422)
About Our Program
This program is intended to provide the first two years of a four-year baccalaureate program. Study in this major provides a foundation for a career in pharmacy through study in humanities, math, and sciences.
Nature of Work and Employment
Pharmacists prepare and dispense medications. They cooperate in the prevention and treatment of disease by providing drug information to other health care practitioners and patients. Pharmacists also must be extremely accurate in dispensing drugs and maintaining records.
The four most common jobs graduates in this field have after completion of their advanced degree are pharmacist, health technician, health care manager, and health aide. Pharmacists require a license to practice.
Special Considerations
Those interested in the field of medicine should have an aptitude for science, good interpersonal skills, emotional stability, and a desire to help the injured and sick. Students must be prepared for further educational training at the professional level beyond the baccalaureate degree. Pharmacy schools limit enrollment and students compete vigorously for admission. The listed coursework is a recommendation only. Students should check with a student advisor for HCC graduation requirements and specific university requirements in this major. Students must meet with an advisor to ensure that the special requirements of the department and institution to which they plan to transfer are met. Colleges and universities have specific requirements for transfer students.
Regional Institutions
- University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy (Rockford, IL; Chicago, IL)
- Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy (Schaumburg, IL)
- Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy (Downers Grove, IL)
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science College of Pharmacy (North Chicago, IL)
- Chicago State University College of Pharmacy (Chicago, IL)
- Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (Edwardsville, IL)
- University of Iowa College of Pharmacy (Iowa City, IA)
- Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (Des Moines, IA)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy (Madison, WI)
- Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy (Mequon, WI)