1. Pre-Professional Years
  2. Progression Requirements for the Pharmacy Studies, Pre-Professional Major

Progression Requirements for the Pharmacy Studies, Pre-Professional Major

The Pharmacy Studies, Pre-Professional major is designed as the pathway to transition enrolled UConn undergraduate students into the professional Pharm.D. program. Students must be admitted to the professional program to complete the undergraduate B.S. degree in Pharmacy Studies. There is not a pathway to complete an undergraduate degree in the School of Pharmacy from the Pharmacy Studies, Pre-Professional major without applying and being admitted to the professional Pharm.D. program.  

Students will be subject to transition out of the Pharmacy Studies, Pre-Professional major and into the Academic Center for Exploratory Students (ACES) under any of the following circumstances: 

  • Failure to register for two or more pharmacy STEM prerequisite courses in a given semester* 
  • Progression to any higher level required chemistry (CHEM) prerequisite course without a grade of C- or higher in the course’s prerequisite  
  • Students who have a combined math/science prerequisite GPA of less than 2.5 in the following required courses (or their equivalents): BIOL 1107, CHEM 1127Q, CHEM 1128Q (or CHEM 1124Q, CHEM 1125Q, and CHEM 1126Q), MATH 1131Q, PHYS 1201Q, CHEM 2443, MCB 2610, and PNB 2264, 2274, or 2774  
  • Failure to apply or successfully gain acceptance to the professional Pharm.D. program after three years or six semesters (fall and spring only) in the Pharmacy Studies, Pre-Professional major 
  • Subject to university academic dismissal

Students will be notified in advance of potential transition to ACES and will have an opportunity to appeal the decision to the School of Pharmacy’s Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs. Appeal deadlines will be consistent with University of Connecticut’s timelines and processes. 

* Students who choose to take or whose placement exams direct them to take three years to complete the prerequisite courses and otherwise meet progression requirements will not be subject to transition for failure to register for two or more pharmacy STEM prerequisite courses in a given semester. 

* Students who are out of sequence or have special circumstances approved by the School of Pharmacy and otherwise meet progression requirements will not be subject to transition for failure to register for two or more pharmacy STEM prerequisite courses in a given semester. 

* Students who have documented issues with registering for required prerequisite courses beyond their control and otherwise meet progression requirements will not be subject to transition for failure to register for two or more pharmacy STEM prerequisite courses in a given semester.