Sep 16, 2024  
Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025 
  
Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

Pharmaceutical Science, B.S.


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The four-year B.S. Pharmaceutical Science degreee has three tracks, each of which contains the required coursework for acceptance into nearly all Pharm.D. programs in the U.S. The three tracks differ in allowing students who decide they no longer want to attend pharmacy school to follow different post-graduate pathways: The Chemistry track will be suitable for a student who desire to enter the workforce in the pharmaceutical industry, or to pursue graduate studies in Medicinal Chemistry and related fields; the Biology track is for students who wishing to do graduate work in Pharmacology or Toxicology; and the Business track is for students who would prefer to be in pharmaceutical sales.

Requirements for the Pharmaceutical Science Major


Core Curriculum Requirements:


See Undergraduate Core Curriculum  

Major Requirements:


TOTAL Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120 Semester Hours


B.S. Pharmaceutical Science


These blocks serve as a guideline for progress toward a degree. See your academic advisor.

Chemistry Track:


Freshman Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 160: General Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 161: General Chemistry 1 Lab
  • CHEM 180: Intro. to Chem. Enterprise
  • BIOL 160: General Biology I
  • BIOL 161: General Biology I Lab
  • CORE 100 1st Year Seminar OR THEO 111
  • ENGL 101 Engl Comp  OR  ENGL 115 Rhetoric
  • CORE 101: GOA

Total (15)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 162: General Chemistry 2
  • CHEM 163: General Chemistry 2 Lab
  • MATH 140
  • CORE 100 1st Year Seminar OR THEO 111
  • PHIL 100: Ethics as Intro
  • Historical Perspectives Elective
  • CORE 102: GOA

Total (16)

Sophomore Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 240: Organic Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry 1 Lab
  • PHYS 160: College Physics I
  • PHYS 161: Introductory Physics Lab I
  • MATH 141
  • Second Language I

Total (14)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 242: Organic Chemistry 2
  • CHEM 243: Organic Chemistry 2 Lab
  • PHYS 162: College Physics II
  • PHYS 163: Introductory Physics Lab II
  • CHEM 226: Quantitative Analysis
  • CHEM 227: Quantitative Analysis Lab
  • Second Language II

Total (15)

Junior Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 220: Principles of Physical Chemistry
  • CHEM 340: Instrumental Analysis
  • BIOL 140: Anat. & Phys. 1
  • BIOL 141: Anat. & Phys. Lab 1
  • ENGL 205: Lit & the Moral Imagination
  • PHIL 200:Philosophical Perspectives Elective

Total (16)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 440: Biochemistry
  • CHEM 341: Instrumental Analysis Lab
  • BIOL 142: Anat. & Phys. 2
  • BIOL 143: Anat. & Phys. Lab 2
  • SOCI 101: Introduction to Sociology
  • MATH 146: Biostatistics

Total (14)

Senior Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 400: Research
  • CHEM 250: Quality Science Regulations
  • CHEM 450: Topics in Organic Chemistry
  • BIOL 310: Foundations of Pharmacology
  • Creative Perspectives Elective
  • Theological Perspectives Elective (E/RS)

Total (16)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 400: Research
  • CHEM 435: Medicinal Chemistry
  • BIOL 200: Microbiology
  • BIOL 201: Microbiology Lab
  • PSYC 101: General Psychology
  • Humanities Elective

Total (14)

Biology Track:


Freshman Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 160: General Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 161: General Chemistry 1 Lab
  • CHEM 180: Intro. to Chem. Enterprise
  • BIOL 160: General Biology I
  • BIOL 161: General Biology I Lab
  • CORE 100 1st Year Seminar OR THEO 111
  • ENGL 101 Engl Comp  OR  ENGL 115 Rhetoric
  • CORE 101: GOA

Total (15)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 162: General Chemistry 2
  • CHEM 163: General Chemistry 2 Lab
  • BIOL 162: General Biology II*
  • BIOL 163: General Biology Lab II*
  • CORE 100 1st Year Seminar OR THEO 111
  • PHIL 100: Ethics as Intro
  • CORE 102: GOA

Total (14)

Sophomore Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 240: Organic Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry 1 Lab
  • PHYS 160: College Physics I
  • PHYS 161: Introductory Physics Lab I
  • MATH 140
  • Second Language I

Total (14)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 242: Organic Chemistry 2
  • CHEM 243: Organic Chemistry 2 Lab
  • BIOL 230: Genetics
  • BIOL 231: Genetics Lab
  • MATH 141
  • Second Language II

Total (14)

Junior Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 220: Principles of Physical Chemistry
  • BIOL 140: Anat. & Phys. 1
  • BIOL 141: Anat. & Phys. Lab 1
  • ENGL 205: Lit & the Moral Imagination
  • SOCI 101: Introduction to Sociology
  • Historical Perspectives Elective

Total (16)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 440: Biochemistry
  • BIOL 142: Anat. & Phys. 2
  • BIOL 143: Anat. & Phys. Lab 2
  • MATH 146: Biostatistics
  • PHIL 200:Philosophical Perspectives Elective
  • Creative Perspectives Elective

Total (16)

Senior Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 400: Research
  • CHEM 250: Quality Science Regulations
  • BIOL 310: Foundations of Pharmacology
  • Biology Electives - 8 credit hours

Total (15)

 

Second Semester

  • CHEM 400: Research
  • CHEM 435: Medicinal Chemistry
  • BIOL 200: Microbiology
  • BIOL 201: Microbiology Lab
  • PSYC 101: General Psychology
  • Humanities Elective
  • Theological Perspectives Elective (E/RS)

Total (17)

Business Track:


Freshman Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 160: General Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 161: General Chemistry 1 Lab
  • CHEM 180: Intro. to Chem. Enterprise
  • BIOL 160: General Biology I
  • BIOL 161: General Biology I Lab
  • CORE 100 1st Year Seminar OR THEO 111
  • ENGL 101 Engl Comp  OR  ENGL 115 Rhetoric
  • CORE 101: GOA

Total (15)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 162: General Chemistry 2
  • CHEM 163: General Chemistry 2 Lab
  • MATH 140
  • CORE 100 1st Year Seminar OR THEO 111
  • PHIL 100: Ethics as Intro
  • Historical Perspectives Elective
  • CORE 102: GOA

Total (16)

Sophomore Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 240: Organic Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 241: Organic Chemistry 1 Lab
  • PHYS 160: College Physics I
  • PHYS 161: Introductory Physics Lab I
  • MATH 141
  • Second Language I

Total (14)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 242: Organic Chemistry 2
  • CHEM 243: Organic Chemistry 2 Lab
  • PHYS 162: College Physics II
  • PHYS 163: Introductory Physics Lab II
  • ENGL 205: Lit & the Moral Imagination
  • Second Language II

Total (14)

Junior Year


First Semester

  • CHEM 250: Quality Science Regulations
  • BIOL 140: Anat. & Phys. 1
  • BIOL 141: Anat. & Phys. Lab 1
  • MATH 146: Biostatistics
  • ACCT 200: Introductory Financial Acct
  • PHIL 200:Philosophical Perspectives Elective

Total (16)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 440: Biochemistry
  • BIOL 142: Anat. & Phys. 2
  • BIOL 143: Anat. & Phys. Lab 2
  • FINC 300: Business Finance
  • Theological Perspectives Elective (E/RS)
  • Historical Perspectives Elective

Total(16)

Senior Year


First Semester

  • BIOL 310: Foundations of Pharmacology
  • ECON 200: Microeconomic Principles
  • SOCI 101: Introduction to Sociology
  • Theological Perspectives Elective (E/RS)
  • Creative Perspectives Elective

Total (15)

Second Semester

  • CHEM 435: Medicinal Chemistry
  • BIOL 200: Microbiology
  • BIOL 201: Microbiology Lab
  • BLAW 300  or  MGMT 300  or  MKTG 300
  • PSYC 101: General Psychology
  • Humanities Elective

Total (16)

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