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Pre-Professional Program

About the Pre-Professional Program

High School

A high school graduate who fulfills the requirements for admission to UM may be admitted as a freshman with a pre-pharmacy major. Specific high school courses are not required, but a good background is recommended in mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, English, and communication skills.

Freshmen & Sophomores

The courses required in the freshman and sophomore years (pre-professional curriculum) may be taken at any accredited college or university. Please visit our Prerequisite Course Equivalents for a list of colleges and universities in Montana and surrounding states.

Transfer Students

Students from any accredited college or university or from other programs at UM may transfer into the pre-professional program at the beginning of any term during their freshman or sophomore years. Students who plan to apply for admission to the professional program are encouraged to declare pre-pharmacy as their major in order to receive appropriate academic advising.

All Students

All students who have satisfactorily completed the pre-professional requirements and wish to enter the professional program must apply for admission to the professional program through the School of Pharmacy.

Pre-Pharmacy Advisors

Below is a list of pre-pharmacy advisors for current UM students. If you are not attending UM and have a question about the pre-pharmacy program, please contact Erika Claxton at pharmacy@umontana.edu.

Student's Last Name	Advisor	Office	E-mail
A & T	Katy Hale	SB 353	katherine.hale@umontana.edu
B	Sarah Miller	SB 330	Sarah.miller@umontana.edu
C-D	David Shepherd	SB 284	David.shepherd@umontana.edu
E-G	Curtis Noonan	SB 159	Curtis.noonan@umontana.edu
H & N-Q	Darrell Jackson	SB 394	darrell.jackson@umontana.edu
I-J & R	Lisa Wrobel	SB 321	Lisa.wrobel@umontana.edu
K-L	Keith Parker	SB 243	Keith.parker@umontana.edu
M	Sherrill Brown	SB 216	Sherrill.brown@umontana.edu
S	Liz Putnam	SB 282	elizabeth.putnam@umontana.edu
U-Z	Jean Carter	SB 333A	Jean.carter@umontana.edu

Faculty

The professional program faculty serve as academic advisors to help students with academic planning and registration.

Students

Although faculty advisors are here to help, it is the student's responsibility to meet all academic and graduation requirements.

Pre-Professional Curriculum

Course Work

Students must complete the courses shown here before entering the professional program. The sequence of courses is illustrative and, if proper prerequisites are satisfied, the student may alter the order. All required pre-pharmacy courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. Grades of C- or lower are not acceptable.

First Year	Autumn	Spring	Total Credits
Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II (or Form & Function at UM)	3	3	6
College Chemistry	3	3	6
College Chemistry Lab	2	2	4
Applied Calculus	either semester		4
English Composition	either semester		3
Electives and General Education			9
Total			32
Second Year	Autumn	Spring	Total Credits
Organic Chemistry	3	3	6
Organic Chemistry Lab	2	-	2
Intro to Micro or Macro Economics	-	3	3
Cell & Molecular Biology	4	-	4
College Physics with Lab	-	5	5
Statistics	-	4	4
Electives & General Education			8
Total			32
Either Year	Autumn	Spring	Total Credits
Social Science Elective (Intro to Psychology or Sociology)	either semester		3
Communications Elective (Public Speaking)	either semester		3
Total	included in the electives and General Education totals above