Ways to PharmD

Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy has partnered with the Oakwood University to help prospective students make a seamless transition into the PharmD program. Courses that meet our prerequisite requirements are listed below.

Students who graduate from a partnering academic institution and meet all of the requirements listed in the articulation agreement and have a successful interview will be offered a seat in our PharmD program.


Oakwood University Courses

 Prerequisites Course NUMBER Required Course UNITS

General Biology I with lab

General Biology II with lab

General Chemistry I with lab

General Chemistry II with lab

Organic Chemistry I with lab

Organic Chemistry II with lab

General Physics I with lab

BI 131 & 131L

BI 132 & 132L

CH 141

CH 142

CH 311 & CH 311L

CH 312 & CH 312L

PH 103 & PH 103L

General Biology

General Biology

General Chemistry

General Chemistry

Organic Chemistry & Lab

Organic Chemistry & Lab

General Physics & Lab

3+1

3+1

4

4

3+1

3+1

3+1 

Additional Sciences  Course NUMBER Recommended but Not Required  UNITS

Cellular/Molecular

Histology 

Immunology

Microbiology 

Physiology

General Biochemistry  

BI 460

BI 331

BI 455

BI 241

BI 422 & BI 423

CH 401

Cell and Molecular Biology

Histology

Immunology

General Microbiology

General Physiology I & II

Biochemistry 

3

3

3

3

3+3


Applicants without a bachelor’s degree 

Applicants without a bachelor's degree must complete additional courses in the following areas:

English Composition

EN 111 & EN 112

Remedial English and English as a Second Language (ESL) courses are not acceptable to fulfill this requirement. English courses must be taken from the English Department.

Humanities/Fine Arts

* 12 semester hours of Humanities/Fine Arts

Recommended areas include literature, philosophy, history, ethics, foreign language, art history, or music history. Studio or performance classes in art and music are not acceptable.

Social and Behavioral Sciences 

*12 semester hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended areas include cultural diversity, anthropology, psychology, psychobiology, economics, political science, geography, and sociology.

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit 

AP credit will be accepted as fulfilling the first quarter/semester of any prerequisite sequence. 

Distance and Online Courses 

Distance and online courses will be accepted to fulfill prerequisite courses due to emergency distance learning. 

Course Equivalents | Articulation Agreement