Students are offered two pathways for obtaining the Bachelor of Science in Foundations of Pharmacy. Students entering the Doctor of Pharmacy program through Regis College have the opportunity to earn both a BS and the PharmD degrees through completion of an accelerated PharmD program. Students complete Doctor of Pharmacy prerequisites along with additional required and elective coursework during three years of study in Regis College. Following completion of the first two semesters of  professional study in the School of Pharmacy, students are awarded the Bachelor of Science in Foundations of Pharmacy. Alternatively, students may also earn the Bachelor of Science in Foundations of Pharmacy by a combination of  undergraduate transfer credit followed by completing the first two semesters of the PharmD program. Following completion of all four years of the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum, students are then awarded the PharmD degree.

Completion of the B.S. in Foundations of Pharmacy degree requires formal application and acceptance into the Regis University School of Pharmacy, and successful completion of the first two semesters of the School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy program. There are additional course prerequisite requirements for the B.S. in Foundations of Pharmacy outlined below. Otherwise the admissions procedures follow that of the Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

Course List

Code	Title	SHs
Written and Oral Communication
RCC 200	First Year Writing	3.00
COM 250	Speaking to Make a Difference (Speech Communication)	3.00
Social Science
PSY 250	General Psychology (Recommended)	3.00
SO 200	Introduction to Sociology (Recommended)	3.00
Other
Economics		3.00
Religious Studies		3.00
Natural Science and Mathematics
BL 258	General Biology I: Organismic	3.00
BL 259	Organismic Biology Lab	1.00
BL 260	General Biology II: Mlclr & Cellular	3.00
BL 261	Molecular & Cellular Biology Laboratory	1.00
BL 274	Principles of Human Anatomy	3.00
BL 276	Principles of Human Physiology	3.00
CH 210	General Chemistry I	4.00
CH 211	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1.00
CH 230	General Chemistry II	4.00
CH 231	General Chemistry II Laboratory	1.00
CH 250	Organic Chemistry I	4.00
CH 251	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	1.00
CH 420	Organic Chemistry II	4.00
CH 421	Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	1.00
MT 360A	Calculus I	4.00
Select one of the following:		3.00
MT 270	Introduction to Statistics
MT 272	Statistics for the Life Sciences
BL 416	Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
BL 418	Microbiology 1
BL 466	Immunology
Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or upper division equivalent. Course must contain a lab component		4.00
General Electives
Select 23 semester hours of General Electives (Recommendations listed below)		23.00
First-Year Pharmacy
PHRM 750	Introduction to Pharmacy Practice	2.00
PHRM 701	Integrated Pharmacotherapy 1	4.00
PHRM 702	Integrated Pharmacotherapy 2	4.00
PHRM 721	Integrated Pharmacy Lab 1	1.00
PHRM 740	Pharmacy Law and Policy	3.00
PHRM 741	Therapeutic Principles of Self-Care	3.00
PHRM 751	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Exp 1	2.00
PHRM 703	Integrated Pharmacotherapy 3	4.00
PHRM 704	Integrated Pharmacotherapy 4	4.00
PHRM 722	Integrated Pharmacy Lab 2	1.00
PHRM 743	Faith Spirituality & Culture Hlth Care	3.00
PHRM 730	Pharmacy & US Health Care System	3.00
Total SHs		120

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BL 419 Microbiology Laboratory is a co-requisite laboratory

Course List

Code	Title	SHs
Recommended Electives
BL 414	Principles of Genetics 1	3.00
BL 415	Genetics Laboratory 1	1.00
COM 310	Interpersonal Communication	3.00
COM 408	Conflict Management	3.00
COM 412	Cultural Intelligence	3.00
COM 472	Professional Communication Toolkit	3.00
NS 260/260C	Introduction to Brain and Behavior 2	3.00
NS 466	Neuropharmacology 1	3.00
PE 333	First Aid Emergency Response	3.00
PL 250	Introduction to Philosophy	3.00
PY 416	Understanding Trauma and PTSD	3.00
PSY 471	Psychological Disorders	3.00
Total SHs		34

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Course pre-requisites are also PharmD program pre-requisites.

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Note: NS 261 Intro to Brain and Behavior Laboratory Introduction to Brain and Behavior Laboratory is a co-requisite