Students attending SWCC who elect to pursue the Pharm.D. degree program at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy may take all courses required through Southwest’s Science Pre-Medical degree. All applicants to ACP are subject to review and acceptance by ACP. No guarantee of admission or financial aid is expressed or implied. SWCC students completing the pre-pharmacy program are provided preferential admission to ACP when compared to similar applicants from non-partner institutions.
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Articulation Plan for Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP)
TOTAL CREDITS – 84
#CHM 111, 112 or BIO 101, 102 may be taken in Summer Semester Year One.
*These four hour science credit classes consist of three lecture hours and three laboratory hours.
** CHM 260 and CHM 261 Biochemistry lecture and lab may be substituted for PHY 202.
To receive the Associate of Arts and Science Degree Major Science: Specialization in Pre-Medical requirements:
Math; the student who needs MTH 161 will need 9 hours math, which includes one semester of calculus.Social Science electives: ECO, PSY, SOC. Humanities electives: ENG, Art Appreciation, Music Appreciation, Foreign Language, REL, PHI.
Substitutions: HLT 143 is approved for HLT/PED credits. ACP requires 19 hours of electives
In order to fulfill the Electives requirement, the successful applicant must complete at least:
Humanities courses are content based courses rather than skilled-based courses, such as English Composition, or a foreign language course. Skill-based courses will not fulfill the Humanities requirements. The remaining four (4) semester credits can be fulfilled by the successful completion of any of the three categories described above.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students take the listed math and science classes during their two years at SWCC