Criteria for Recommended Courses
The following criteria will be used to evaluate the recommended courses for admission into the College of Pharmacy. Although these courses are not required for admission to the College of Pharmacy, they are degree requirements and as such they must be completed before the Doctor of Pharmacy can be conferred. Because the professional portion of the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum is so heavy, we strongly recommend that these courses be completed prior to enrolling in the College of Pharmacy. All of these courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Advanced placement credit is accepted if the test score meets the University of Texas criteria for acceptance. Scores accepted by UT-Austin can be found at http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cbe/cutape.html.
six semester credit hours of American history:
six semester credit hours of any aspect of American history.
Western Civilization does NOT satisfy this requirement.
six semester credit hours of government or political science:
The topics that must be covered in either or both of these courses are:
The United States Constitution
The Texas Constitution
Non-Texas residents have the option of completing six semester credit hours of government (including the US Constitution) plus a one semester credit hour correspondence course on the Texas constitution.
three semester credit hours of fine arts or humanities elective:
fine arts elective may be chosen from art, music, drama, archeology, architecture, or philosophy (other than logic).
humanities elective may be chosen from readings in the humanities or the great books.
three semester credit hours of social or behavioral science elective:
social or behavioral science elective may be chosen from anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, sociology and social work.