Dual Enrollment Pathway to Pharmacy
Save time and money on your pharmacy degree with Dual Enrollment courses from Cedarville.
If you are interested in a rewarding career in pharmacy someday, taking Cedarville University’s Dual Enrollment courses while you’re still in high school will save you time and money later. Follow the 30-credit pre-pharmacy pathway below, and you'll be prepared to complete Cedarville’s Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (including a Bible minor) and the Doctor of Pharmacy in six years instead of seven. You may save up to $40,000 in college, plus you’ll enter the workforce and begin earning a salary a year earlier!
Learn more by contacting Dual Enrollment today. Our advisors will work with you every step of the way to help you enroll in classes that will help you reach your goal.
| Pre-Pharmacy Pathway Course Options | Credit | Online | Residential | CCP Eligible* | Credit By Exam |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTGE-1725 Bible and the Gospel | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| BTGE-2730 Old Testament Literature | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| CHEM-1110 General Chemistry I & lab | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| BIOL-1115 Cell Biology & lab | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| MATH-1710 Calculus 1 (or MATH 1700) | 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ENG-1400 English Composition | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| History elective | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HUM-1400 Introduction to Humanities | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Humanities elective | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| LIT-2XXX Literature elective | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social Science elective | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PEF-1990 Physical Activity and Healthy Living | 2 | ✓ | ✓ |
*Ohio residents can take College Credit Plus (CCP)-eligible courses for FREE!
The Accelerated PharmD Pathway assumes that students will meet undergraduate proficiency requirements for English and math and complete two years of the same high school foreign language.
Transfer Credit
Please email transfer@cedarville.edu before taking dual credit at another college. Not all courses will be accepted for transfer credit.
Early Assurance to the PharmD Program
Students may be considered for early assurance to the PharmD program and for program scholarships as early as their senior year in high school. Consideration for the early assurance program is based on academic achievements. Students who do not qualify for the early assurance program may pursue the bachelor of science in pharmaceutical science and apply to the PharmD program later in their academic journey. For information about careers in pharmacy or early assurance, you may contact Hope Strayer.
More Information
For information about the Accelerated PharmD Pathway, please contact one of Cedarville’s Dual Enrollment Advisors at 937-766-3333 or by email.
Don’t see what you're looking for?
We may be able to customize a plan just for you!