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Freshman Year
Semester 1
Courses | Credit Hours |
CHEM 111/111L – General Chemistry I | 4 |
BIOL 111/111L – Basic Biology | 4 |
ENGL 101 – Academic Writing | 3 |
PE 185 – Lifetime Wellness | 2 |
CPHS 100 – Freshman Seminar | 1 |
CHRS 125 – Introduction to Christianity | 3 |
Total | 17 |
Semester 2
Courses | Credit Hours |
CHEM 113/113L – General Chemistry II | 4 |
BIOL 221/221L – Human Anatomy & Physiology | 4 |
ENGL 102 – Academic Writing & Literature | 3 |
MATH 122 – Calculus I | 4 |
A/M/T 131 – Intro to Art/Music/Theatre | 3 |
CUC 100 – CU Connections | 0.5 |
Total | 18.5 |
Sophomore Year
Semester 3
Courses | Credit Hours |
CHEM 227/227L – Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
PHSC 285 P/L – Microbiology | 4 |
PHYS 221 – General Physics I | 4 |
HIST 1XX – Western Civ. I or II | 3 |
LANG 201 – Foreign Language | 3 |
CUC 200 – CU Connections | 0.5 |
Total | 18.5 |
Semester 4
Courses | Credit Hours |
CHEM 228/228L – Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
PHYS 222 – Physics II | 4 |
ENGL 2XX – Literature | 3 |
See Listing – Humanities Elective | 3 |
See Listing – Social Science Elective | 3 |
Total | 17 |
Junior Year
Semester 5
Courses | Credit Hours |
PHSC 323 – General Biochemistry | 3 |
PHSC 325/325L – General Biochemistry Prelab/Lab | 1 |
PHSC 210 – Laboratory Safety | 1 |
CLNR 324 – Intro. to Biostatistics | 3 |
PHSC 451 – Scientific & Technical Writing | 2 |
PHSC 220/220L – Quantitative Lab Techniques | 2 |
UNIV XXX – Elective | 3 |
Total | 15 |
Semester 6
Courses | Credit Hours |
PHSC 328 – Intro. to Pharmacology | 4 |
PHSC 410 – Analytical Instrumentation | 3 |
PHSC 411/411L – Analytical Instrumentation Prelab/Lab | 1 |
PHSC 338 – Product & Process Validation | 2 |
PHSC 326 – Molecular Biology | 3 |
PHSC 327/327L – Molecular Biology Prelab/Lab | 1 |
CLNR 442 – Interpersonal Skills | 2 |
Total | 16 |
Senior Year
Semester 7
Courses | Credit Hours |
PHSC 418 – Industrial Pharmacy | 3 |
PHSC 419/419L – Industrial Pharmacy Prelab/Lab | 1 |
PHSC 438 – Pharmaceutical Methods & Bioprocessing | 3 |
PHSC 439L – Pharmaceutical Methods & Bioprocessing Lab | 1 |
PHSC 336 – Scientific Literature Seminar II | 1 |
UNIV XXX – Elective | 3 |
Total | 12 |
Semester 8
Courses | Credit Hours |
PHSC 420 – Senior Internship* | 12-14 |
PHSC 416 – Senior Seminar | .5 |
Total | 12.5-14.5 |
Total credit hours earned= 126.5-128.5
*Students are required to submit and pass a criminal background check prior to the start of internship. Internship sites may require an additional criminal background check and/or drug screen before beginning internship. Summer internships earn 12 credit hours rather than 14 credit hours.