BSMS Application

Candidates for the degree Bachelor of Science, Medical Science must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully completed at least the P1 year of the PharmD program at CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Have not earned previous bachelor’s degree in any field, either in the US or abroad

• Earned a minimum of 124 semester credit hours in total
  • Earned a minimum of 72 semester credits in pre-pharmacy coursework

• Have a minimum 2.0 grade point average overall (combined pre-pharmacy and pharmacy course work) 

• Have completed pre-pharmacy course work in each of the following areas:  
  

Humanities (8 semester hours)

• Examples of prerequisite courses that fulfill this requirement: Public Speaking and English Composition or Expository writing

Natural Sciences (8 semester hours)

• Examples of prerequisite courses that fulfill this requirement: General Biology, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Physics.  

Social Sciences (8 semester hours)

• Examples of prerequisite courses that fulfill this requirement:  anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, sociology, ethnic studies