Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Major Requirements

SEMESTER 1
PHMD 1000College: An Introduction1
PHSC 1001Introduction to Contemporary Pharmaceutical Sciences1
SEMESTER 2
PHSC 2650Introduction to Health Science Research4
SEMESTER 3
PHSC 2100Lab Research Rotation4
SEMESTER 4
PHSC 2000Professional Development for Pharmaceutical Sciences Co-op1
SEMESTER 5
PHSC 2301
and PHSC 2302
Human Physiology 1
and Human Anatomy Lab
4
Elective4
SEMESTER 6
PHSC 2330Immunology3
PHSC 3411Pharmaceutics 14
PHSC 3419Pharmaceutics Laboratory1
PHSC 3801Principles of Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry 14
PHSC 4995Practicum4
SEMESTER 7
Elective4
Elective 4
SEMESTER 8
PHSC 2400Research Ethics for Beginning Health Scientists4
PHSC 3802Principles of Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry 24
PHSC 4997Senior Thesis4
SEMESTER 9
PHSC 3430Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics3
PHSC 4998Senior Thesis Continuation4
Elective4
Elective4

Supporting Courses

SEMESTER 1
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
5
MATH 1245Calculus with Applications4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
SEMESTER 2
BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113
5
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
and Recitation for CHEM 1161
5
PHTH 2210Foundations of Biostatistics4
SEMESTER 3
BIOL 2301
and BIOL 2302
Genetics and Molecular Biology
and Lab for BIOL 2301
5
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
5
PHYS 1145
and PHYS 1146
Physics for Life Sciences 1
and Lab for PHYS 1145
5
SEMESTER 4
BIOL 3611
and BIOL 3612
Biochemistry
and Lab for BIOL 3611
5
CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 2313
5
PHYS 1147
and PHYS 1148
Physics for Life Sciences 2
and Lab for PHYS 1147
5

Writing Requirement

SEMESTER 1
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
SEMESTER 8
ENGW 3306Advanced Writing in the Health Professions4

Program Requirements

Some NUpath requirements are not explicitly satisfied by required courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with electives. 

PreMed students have the opportunity to complete all necessary coursework via required and elective courses in the BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences program. Please refer to Northeastern University's PreMed and PreHealth Advising Program's Academic Preparation guidance.

Minimum of 135 semester hours required

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 11114BIOL 11134Vacation or volunteer research experienceVacation or volunteer research experience
BIOL 11121BIOL 11141  
ENGW 11114CHEM 11614  
MATH 1241, 1231, or 12454CHEM 11621  
PHMD 10001CHEM 11630  
PHSC 10011PHSC 26504  
Elective14PHTH 22104  
 19 18 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 23014BIOL 36114PHSC 23013Co-op0
BIOL 23021BIOL 36121PHSC 23021 
CHEM 23114CHEM 23134Elective4 
CHEM 23121CHEM 23141  
PHSC 21004PHSC 20001  
PHYS 11454PHYS 11474  
PHYS 11461PHYS 11481  
 19 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0PHSC 23303Elective4Vacation or volunteer research experience
 PHSC 34114Elective4 
 PHSC 34191  
 PHSC 38014  
 PHSC 49954  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
ENGW 33064PHSC 34303  
PHSC 24004PHSC 49984  
PHSC 38024Elective4  
PHSC 49974Elective4  
 16 15  
Total Hours: 135