AS in Biology: PharmD Track
The AS in Biology: PharmD (ASB: PharmD) is intended for students who have been accepted into the Pacific University PharmD Bridge Program. The MHCC-Pacific Pharmacy Bridge Program creates a path for eligible undergraduate students to pursue guaranteed conditional admissions at Pacific University School of Pharmacy while building relationships with School of Pharmacy students and faculty.
Please note that students may not self-select the ASB: PharmD track for their major or for degree audit purposes. Pacific University will notify MHCC regularly when students have been accepted into the PharmD program and the student's major will be changed at that time.
This program aims to nurture career interests, provide enriching pre-professional development, and pave a way for success in Pacific University’s 3-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree program. Participants in the Bridge program will:
- Receive educational and career support from Pacific's School of Pharmacy faculty
- Participate in pre-professional workshops
- Participate in select School of Pharmacy events
- Build mentorship relationships with current School of Pharmacy students
- Receive guaranteed conditional admissions to the School of Pharmacy’s PharmD program pending completion of bridge program requirements
For more information, please contact: Tony Potter | Assistant Director of Graduate and Professional Admissions | 503-352-7229 | PharmD@pacificu.edu
Applying to the PharmD Bridge Program
Step 1:
Complete the following ASB: PharmD courses with a minimum grade of C or higher.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
BI211 | Principles of Biology I | 5 |
BI212 | Principles of Biology II | 5 |
CH221 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
CH222 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
MTH251 | Calculus I: Differential Calculus | 5 |
WR121 | English Composition (Course offered online) | 4 |
WR122 | English Composition: Critical Thinking (Course offered online) | 4 |
or WR227 | Technical Report Writing (Course offered online) | |
PSY201 | General Psychology (Course offered online) | 4 |
or PSY239 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (Course offered online) | |
Total Credits | 37 |
Step 2:
Complete an ASB: PharmD graduation plan that is approved by an MHCC adviser. Maintain minimum grades in coursework, including a grade of C or higher in all prerequisite courses, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and a science GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Step 3:
Successfully pass an interview to the Bridge program.
Step 4:
Finish the PharmD prerequisites by completing the ASB: PharmD degree at MHCC. All courses must be competed by mid-July before the PharmD program starts.
Step 5:
Transition to Pacific University's School of Pharmacy.
ASB: PharmD - Degree Requirements
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Science Core, 15 courses | 66 | |
University Elective, 1 course | 3-4 | |
MTH251 | Calculus I: Differential Calculus | 5 |
WR121 | English Composition (Course offered online) | 4 |
WR122 | English Composition: Critical Thinking (Course offered online) | 4 |
EC201 | Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics (Course offered online) | 4 |
or EC202 | Principles of Economics II: Macroeconomics (Course offered online) | |
PSY201 | General Psychology (Course offered online) | 4 |
or PSY239 | Introduction to Abnormal Psychology (Course offered online) | |
Oral Communication, 1 course | 3-4 | |
Health and Physical Education, 3 credits | 3 | |
Arts & Letters, 2 courses | 6-8 | |
Total Credits | 102-106 |
Please note: Students who completed 2 writing courses for 3 credits each will need to take a third writing course in order to reach the minimum 8 credits required. Pacific University will also accept AP exams for credit, for English, Economics, Psychology and Calculus with a score of 4 or 5.
Science Core
Fifteen (15) courses: 200-level Biology sequence; 200-level Chemistry sequence; Organic Chemistry sequence; 200-level Human Anatomy & Microbiology sequence; Microbiology; and General Physics or Physics with Calculus.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
BI211 | Principles of Biology I | 5 |
BI212 | Principles of Biology II | 5 |
BI213 | Principles of Biology III | 5 |
CH221 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
CH222 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
CH223 | General Chemistry III | 5 |
CH241 | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
CH242 | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
CH243 | Organic Chemistry III | 5 |
BI234 | Microbiology | 4 |
BI231 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I (Course offered online) | 4 |
BI232 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II (Course offered online) | 4 |
BI233 | Human Anatomy and Physiology III (Course offered online) | 4 |
PH201 | General Physics I | 5 |
or PH211 | General Physics with Calculus I |
University Elective
One (1) course from the following list (cannot be the same courses used for Arts & Letters requirement):
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Anthropology | ||
ANTH101 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Course offered online) | 4 |
ANTH102 | Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ANTH103 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ANTH180 | Language and Culture (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
Art | ||
ART115 | Basic Design I: Two-Dimensional | 4 |
ART116 | Basic Design II: Color Theory | 4 |
ART117 | Basic Design III: Three- Dimensional | 4 |
ART204 | History of Western Art: Prehistoric - Byzantine (Course offered online) | 4 |
ART205 | History of Western Art: Medieval - Renaissance (Course offered online) | 4 |
ART206 | History of Western Art: Baroque - Modern (Course offered online) | 4 |
ART211 | Survey of Visual Arts (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ART215P | Survey in Visual Arts: Photography | 3 |
ART225 | Adobe Illustrator: Digital Art | 4 |
ART226 | Adobe Photoshop: Digital Art | 4 |
ART231 | Drawing I | 4 |
ART232 | Drawing II | 4 |
ART233 | Drawing III | 4 |
ART234 | Life Drawing I | 4 |
ART235 | Life Drawing II | 4 |
ART236 | Life Drawing III | 4 |
ART240 | Illustration and Cartooning | 4 |
ART254 | Ceramics I | 4 |
ART255 | Ceramics II | 4 |
ART256 | Ceramics III | 4 |
ART257 | Jewelrymaking/Metalsmithing I | 4 |
ART258 | Jewelrymaking/Metalsmithing II | 4 |
ART259 | Jewelrymaking/Metalsmithing III | 4 |
ART260 | Digital Photography and Imaging | 4 |
ART261 | Photography I | 3 |
ART262 | Photography II | 3 |
ART271 | Printmaking I: Screenprint and Woodcut | 4 |
ART272 | Printmaking II: Silkscreen, Woodcut, and Intaglio | 4 |
ART273 | Printmaking III | 4 |
ART281 | Painting I | 4 |
ART282 | Painting II | 4 |
ART283 | Painting III | 4 |
ART291 | Sculpture I | 4 |
ART292 | Sculpture II | 4 |
ART293 | Sculpture III | 4 |
ART294 | Watercolor I | 4 |
ART296 | Watercolor II | 4 |
ART297 | Watercolor III | 4 |
English | ||
ENG104 | Introduction to Literature: Fiction (Course offered online) | 4 |
ENG105 | Introduction to Literature: Drama (Course offered online) | 4 |
ENG106 | Introduction to Literature: Poetry | 4 |
ENG201 | Shakespeare | 4 |
ENG204 | British Literature I: Old English to Renaissance (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG205 | British Literature II: Age of Enlightenment to Present (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG218 | Arthurian Legends | 4 |
ENG222 | Women's Literature (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
ENG250 | Introduction to Mythology | 4 |
ENG253 | Survey of American Literature I (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG254 | Survey of American Literature II (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG261 | Literature of Science Fiction (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG271 | World Literature: The Classical World (Ancient Literature to 1000 C.E.) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG272 | World Literature: 1000 to 1800 C.E. (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG273 | World Literature: 1800 C.E. to the Present (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
Geography | ||
GEOG105 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 |
GEOG106 | Introduction to World Regional Geography (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
GEOG107 | Introduction to Cultural Geography (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
GEOG202 | The Geography of Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
GEOG214 | Geography of Mexico and Central America (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
History | ||
HST101 | Western Civilization: Ancient and Classical Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
HST102 | Western Civilization: Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
HST103 | Western Civilization: Modern Europe (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
HST110 | Ancient World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
HST111 | Medieval World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
HST112 | Modern World History (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
HST195 | History of the Vietnam War (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
HST201 | U.S. History: Pre-Colonial-1840 (Course offered online) | 4 |
HST202 | U.S. History: 1840 - 1917 (Course offered online) | 4 |
HST203 | U.S. History: 1910 - Present (Course offered online) | 4 |
HST204 | Women in U.S. History (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
HST225 | Women in World History (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
HST237 | America in the 1960s | 3 |
Music | ||
MUS105 | Music Appreciation/Music for the Listener | 3 |
MUS111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
MUS112 | Music Theory II | 3 |
MUS113 | Music Theory III | 3 |
MUS211 | Music Theory IV (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
MUS212 | Music Theory V (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
MUS213 | Music Theory VI (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
MUS268 | Music History: Baroque to Romantic (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
Philosophy | ||
PHL201 | Introduction to Philosophy (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
PHL202 | Fundamental Ethics (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
Political Science | ||
PS200 | Introduction to Political Science (Course offered online) | 4 |
PS201 | American Government (Course offered online) | 4 |
PS203 | State and Local Governments | 4 |
PS204 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 4 |
PS205 | International Relations (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
PS209 | Problems in American Politics | 4 |
PS215 | Global Issues | 4 |
Theatre | ||
TA101 | Appreciating Theatre | 3 |
TA106 | Theatre History: Origins to the Renaissance (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
TA107 | Theatre History: Restoration to Contemporary (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
TA141 | Acting Fundamentals I | 3 |
TA142 | Acting Fundamentals II | 3 |
TA143 | Acting Fundamentals III | 3 |
Oral Communication
One (1) course:
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
COMM111 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Course offered online) (recommended) | 4 |
COMM100 | Basic Speech Communication (Course offered online) | 3 |
COMM114 | Argument and Critical Discourse | 3 |
COMM115 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
COMM218 | Interpersonal Communication (Course offered online) | 4 |
Health & Physical Education
Three (3) credits:
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
HE151 | Drug Education: Stimulants and Performance Enhancing Drugs | 3 |
HE152 | Drug Education: Opioids, Cannabis, Depressants and Hallucinogens | 3 |
HE202 | Adult Development and Aging | 1 |
HE204 | Nutrition for Health | 3 |
HE205 | Diet Appraisal (Course offered online) | 1 |
HE207 | Stress Control Through Activity Intervention | 1 |
HE208 | HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections | 1 |
HE250 | Personal Health (Course offered online) | 3 |
HE251 | Wilderness First Aid | 2 |
HE252 | First Aid: Responding to Emergencies | 3 |
HE255 | Alcohol and the Family | 3 |
HE261 | CPR - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | 1 |
HE265 | Women's Health Issues (Course offered online) | 2 |
PE185 - activity course | 1 | |
HPE170 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 3 |
HPE172 | Exercise Science | 3 |
HPE174 | Fitness Assessment and Programming | 3 |
HPE270 | Introduction to Sport Psychology | 3 |
HPE285OL | Wilderness Survival | 3 |
HPE291 | Lifeguard Training | 2 |
HPE295 | Health and Fitness for Life (Course offered online) (requirement at OSU and WOU) | 3 |
Arts & Letters
Two (2) courses with prefix beginning with ART, ENG, MUS, PHL, TA, or R (cannot be same courses used for University Elective requirement):
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ART115 | Basic Design I: Two-Dimensional | 4 |
ART116 | Basic Design II: Color Theory | 4 |
ART117 | Basic Design III: Three- Dimensional | 4 |
ART204 | History of Western Art: Prehistoric - Byzantine (Course offered online) | 4 |
ART205 | History of Western Art: Medieval - Renaissance (Course offered online) | 4 |
ART206 | History of Western Art: Baroque - Modern (Course offered online) | 4 |
ART211 | Survey of Visual Arts (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ART215P | Survey in Visual Arts: Photography | 3 |
ART231 | Drawing I | 4 |
ART234 | Life Drawing I | 4 |
ART240 | Illustration and Cartooning | 4 |
ART254 | Ceramics I | 4 |
ART257 | Jewelrymaking/Metalsmithing I | 4 |
ART260 | Digital Photography and Imaging | 4 |
ART261 | Photography I | 3 |
ART271 | Printmaking I: Screenprint and Woodcut | 4 |
ART281 | Painting I | 4 |
ART291 | Sculpture I | 4 |
ART294 | Watercolor I | 4 |
ENG104 | Introduction to Literature: Fiction (Course offered online) | 4 |
ENG105 | Introduction to Literature: Drama (Course offered online) | 4 |
ENG106 | Introduction to Literature: Poetry | 4 |
ENG201 | Shakespeare | 4 |
ENG204 | British Literature I: Old English to Renaissance (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG205 | British Literature II: Age of Enlightenment to Present (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG218 | Arthurian Legends | 4 |
ENG222 | Women's Literature (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
ENG250 | Introduction to Mythology | 4 |
ENG253 | Survey of American Literature I (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG254 | Survey of American Literature II (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG261 | Literature of Science Fiction (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG271 | World Literature: The Classical World (Ancient Literature to 1000 C.E.) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG272 | World Literature: 1000 to 1800 C.E. (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
ENG273 | World Literature: 1800 C.E. to the Present (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
MUS101 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
MUS103 | Jazz History | 3 |
MUS105 | Music Appreciation/Music for the Listener | 3 |
MUS111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
MUS112 | Music Theory II | 3 |
MUS113 | Music Theory III | 3 |
MUS117 | Electronic Music Production I | 3 |
MUS118 | Electronic Music Production II | 3 |
MUS119 | Electronic Music Production III | 3 |
MUS211 | Music Theory IV (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
MUS212 | Music Theory V (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
MUS213 | Music Theory VI (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
MUS268 | Music History: Baroque to Romantic (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
PHL191 | Language and the Layout of Argument | 4 |
PHL201 | Introduction to Philosophy (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
PHL202 | Fundamental Ethics (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 4 |
TA101 | Appreciating Theatre | 3 |
TA106 | Theatre History: Origins to the Renaissance (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
TA107 | Theatre History: Restoration to Contemporary (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
TA141 | Acting Fundamentals I | 3 |
TA142 | Acting Fundamentals II | 3 |
TA143 | Acting Fundamentals III | 3 |
TA144 | Improvisation | 3 |
R210 | World Religions (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
R211 | History of the Old Testament (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
R212 | History of the New Testament (Course offered online) (Cultural Literacy course) | 3 |
Course offered online
Cultural Literacy course