Program: Associate of Science, concentration in Biology Pre-Pharmacy Emphasis - San Antonio College

Apr 16, 2025

This is an Associate of Science with a concentration in Biology - Pre-Pharmacy Emphasis.

Some four-year institutions may not accept all courses in the major field of study as part of their Baccalaureate Degree Program. Students should check with the Department of Natural Sciences, the Department of Counseling and Student Development, or the four-year university to which they plan to transfer for information on transfer agreements.

SAC Outcomes and Competencies

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours 63)

Additional Communication (11) core (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course from the Additional Communication (11) Core

Mathematics (20) Core (4 credit hours)

MATH 1442 - Elementary Statistical Methods

Natural Sciences (30) Core (8 credit hours)

BIOL 1406 - Biology for Science Majors I
BIOL 1407 - Biology for Science Majors II

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course from the Humanities (40) Core

Additional Humanities (41) core (3 credit hours)

ARAB 2311 - Intermediate Arabic I
ARAB 2312 - Intermediate Arabic II
CHIN 2311 - Intermediate Chinese I
CHIN 2312 - Intermediate Chinese II
ENGL 2322 - British Literature I: Anglo Saxon through Neoclassical
ENGL 2323 - British Literature II: Romanticism to the Present
ENGL 2327 - American Literature I: Precolonial through the Romantic Period
ENGL 2328 - American Literature II: Realism to the Present
ENGL 2332 - World Literature I: Antiquity through the Renaissance
ENGL 2333 - World Literature II: Neoclassical to the Present
ENGL 2341 - Forms of Literature
ENGL 2342 - Introduction to Literature and Literary Criticism
ENGL 2351 - Mexican American Literature
FREN 2311 - Intermediate French I
FREN 2312 - Intermediate French II
GERM 2311 - Intermediate German I
GERM 2312 - Intermediate German II
HIST 2321 - World Civilizations I
HIST 2322 - World Civilizations II
HUMA 1301 - Introduction to the Humanities I
HUMA 1302 - Introduction to the Humanities II
HUMA 2319 - American Minority Studies
ITAL 2311 - Intermediate Italian I
ITAL 2312 - Intermediate Italian II
JAPN 2311 - Intermediate Japanese I
JAPN 2312 - Intermediate Japanese II
LATI 2311 - Intermediate Latin I
LATI 2312 - Intermediate Latin II
PHIL 1301 - Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1304 - Introduction to World Religions
PHIL 2303 - Introduction to Logic
PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics
SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II

Visual and Performing Arts (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core

History (60) Core 6 credit hours)

HIST 1301 - United States History I
HIST 1302 - United States History II

Government (6 credit hours)

Select 2 courses from the Government (70) Core

Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Select 1 course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core

Additional Requirements (18 credit hours)

Select 4 courses from:
BIOL 2421 - Microbiology for Science Majors
CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry II
CHEM 2223 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I And
CHEM 2323 - Organic Chemistry Lecture I
CHEM 2325 - Organic Chemistry Lecture II And
CHEM 2225 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
MATH 2413 - Calculus I
PHYS 1401 - General Physics I
Or PHYS 2425 - University Physics I
*All of these courses are required for acceptance into Pharmacy Schools.

Notes:

A course may be used only once to fulfill degree requirements.

The student is encouraged to carefully examine requirements at the transfer institution. Requirements vary from institution to institution and can change from one year to the next.

Note:

Program CIP: 26.0101

Major Code: BPPH