Aug 25, 2025  
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

Chemistry : Chemistry/PharmD Option, BS


Students in the CHPH option will receive their B.S. in chemistry after successful completion of their first year of the PharmD Program at CSU.  Note that admission to the PharmD program is not guaranteed.  The CHPH option is structured so that CHPH option students who are not admitted to the PharmD Program at CSU or do not successfully complete the first year of the PharmD Program at CSU can complete their undergraduate degree in the CHMB option.

Requirements of this program include a completion of 120 semester hours: 36 hours in general education (of which 9 hrs are embedded in the required program and supporting courses); 3 hr in a foreign language; 37 hr in chemistry (34 hrs and 3 hrs general education); 35 hr in supportive courses (29 hrs and 6 hrs general education),  and 18 additional credit hours satisfied by the first year coursework in the Pharm D program.

For admission to the CSU PharmD program, please review the PharmD program’s catalog entry.  CHPH students are guaranteed an interview to the PharmD program if they have met GPA requirements and have met / in the progress of completing pre-requisite requirements.

All prerequisite courses for entrance into the professional pharmacy program must be completed with a letter grade of C or better. A maximum of one required chemistry course with a grade of D earned at Chicago State University will be accepted toward the degree. 

General Education Requirements (36 credit hrs)


Core Requirements (12 credit hrs) See list …

General Requirements (24 credit hrs)

  • Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hrs); at least 3 hrs Humanities and 3 hrs Fine Arts
  • Social Sciences (9 hrs); in at least two different disciplines
  • Natural Sciences (6 hrs); 3 hrs Physical Science and 3 hrs Life Sciences, one of which must be a lab course

College of Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements (3 credit hrs)


  • General Education  
  • One course in a World Language (3 hrs)
  • One general education or major course carrying the diversity designation (embedded)  

Program/Major Requirements (63 credit hrs)


Chemistry Core Requirements (34 credit hrs and 3 hrs from Gen Ed)


Mathematics Core Requirements (11 credit hrs)


Physics Core Requirements (8 credit hours)


(note: PHYS 2110  satisfies the critical thinking gen ed requirement)

Pharmacy Core Requirements (18 credit hours)


  • 18 credit hours of Pharmacy College Coursework to be selected under the advice of the pharmacy and chemistry advisors.

 

 


Degree Program Credit Hour Total: 120

4-Year Plan


  • Student-centric Sequencing by Term (Degree Plan):
  • Consult with your academic advisor for support.

Fall Year 3


Spring Year 3


Fall Year 4


  • Admission to Pharmacy School
  • Register for Courses Approved by Chemistry Advisor to Complete 120 Credit Hours.