Program Overview
The Biology — Pre-Pharmacy major provides students a means to use their interests and talents in serving others in the field of pharmacy. Students who enjoy science and math and who have an interest in medicines may find fulfillment in this career.
Students can earn their Asbury B.A. and their Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky in only seven years! Three years are spent at Asbury completing their Foundations and the Asbury portion of their major requirements. If the student has met the requirements (GPA and required coursework) for University of Kentucky College of pharmacy the fourth year of Asbury is also the first year at UK College of pharmacy. Those first-year pharmacy courses also serve to complete the Asbury BA degree in Biology Pre Pharmacy. The student will then continue to finish the PharmD program over the remaining three years.
The Biology — Pre-Pharmacy major involves a dual degree option (BA from Asbury University, PharmD from UK) which can be completed in only seven years. Asbury and UK have a contractual agreement that UK College of Pharmacy will annually accept up to five qualified Asbury Biology Pre-Pharmacy students into its first-year class. UK College of Pharmacy is consistently ranked in the top 6 U.S. colleges of pharmacy.
Guaranteed acceptance for qualified Asbury students and being able to complete two degrees in seven years are wonderful opportunities for students eager to go into this career field while also receiving a high quality, faith centered liberal arts education.
Course requirements are distributed among core biology concepts plus environmental biology, plant biology, cellular biology and human biology. Foundations general education curriculum supports critical thinking and communication skills, and elective courses can be tailored to concentrations and interests. Bachelor’s in biology requirements include:
As a biology major at Asbury, you’ll spend a lot of development time in the new Shaw Collaborative Learning Center’s classrooms, faculty offices and dedicated biological science laboratories.
Unlike schools with bigger science programs, Asbury University offers students close classroom interaction with educated and accomplished professors.
With classes often under 20 students and an institutional average faculty-to-student ratio of 12:1, you’ll develop meaningful and collaborative relationships with peers and professors and always get answers to your questions.
Pharmacy school (a doctoral graduate program) prepares students to be pharmacists. However, not all pharmacists work in retail (a community pharmacist). Other career tracks include:
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