Allied Health – Pharmacy
Pharmacy Allied Health Guide
What is Pharmacy?
Pharmacy is a profession that utilizes expert knowledge of medication in order to prepare, review, and dispense drugs accordingly. Pharmacists combine concepts from pharmacy sciences and health sciences in order to ensure safe and effective usage of medical drugs and to improve patient outcomes. They can also help provide education to others (consumers and health professionals alike) on medicine usage to make expert drug decisions.
Undergraduate Prerequisite Coursework
- General Chemistry I with Lab
- General Chemistry II with Lab
- Organic Chemistry I with Lab
- Organic Chemistry II with Lab
- Biology I with Lab
- Biology II with Lab
- Physics I & II
- Physiology
- Intro Statistics
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Economics
- Calculus
This list covers the most frequently required prerequisites. Please see individual program websites for exact requirement information.
Education & Advanced Degrees
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Advanced Degree Requirements
- PCAT (Pharmacy College Admission Test) Scores
- References (Academic, Professional, etc.)
- Volunteer and/or paid experience in pharmacy setting
This is a list of the most frequently required admissions requirements. Please see individual program websites for exact requirement information.
Potential Workplace Settings to Explore
- Pharmacies
- Grocery Stores
- Drug Stores
- Hospitals
- Government/Military Settings
- Healthcare Facilities
Career Resources
- Join OneHop using your jhu.edu email address
- Complete your profile
- Search “Allied Health” in Groups to join the conversation!
OneHop Allied Health Professions Alumni Group
- Join the OneHop Allied Health Professions Alumni Group where current students interested in allied health can connect with alumni allied health professionals.
Allied Health Professional Associations for Students
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Explore Allied Health Professions “Allied health encompasses a broad group of health professionals who use scientific principles and evidence-based practice for the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic diseases; promote disease prevention and wellness for optimum health, and apply administration and management skills to support health care systems in a variety of settings.” – Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP, 2021)