BS Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Arizona

Programme overview

Are you passionate about creating a healthy world? Learn how disease affects human biology and how to design, develop and formulate drugs that prevent or treat diseases. Pharmaceutical sciences are the foundation of new drug design, development and delivery. Students in the Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences program learn to apply the scientific method to address gaps in knowledge while also learning about governmental regulations of the drug development process, chemical-biological interactions of.

Faculty: R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy | Duration: 4 years / 120 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

What you will study

Required coursework areas: 1. Calculus; 2. Introductory Physics; 3. First Semester General Chemistry; 4. Second Semester General Chemistry; 5. First Semester Organic Chemistry Lecture.

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Entry requirements

Admission is to the university, not to this major specifically. University-wide first-year requirements: 3.0 unweighted high school GPA in the 16 core academic courses (4 years English, 4 years mathematics, 3 years laboratory science, 2 years social science including 1 year American history, 2 years of the same second language, 1 year fine arts or career and technical education); SAT/ACT scores are not required for admission. Some majors and colleges set additional progression or advanced-standing requirements after admission.

First-year entry: Fall 2027 start term (fall semester begins August 23, 2027 for international students). Transfer entry: Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 start terms.

Spring semester begins January 13 and fall semester begins August 23 for undergraduate international students; for graduate students spring begins January 14 and fall August 25.

First-year, Fall 2027: application opens August 1, 2026; Early Action deadline November 1, 2026 (priority consideration for admission, merit aid and the W.A. Franke Honors College), with decisions beginning January 15, 2027; later applications move to Regular Decision, considered on a space-available basis. Enrollment fee deadline is May 1.

Transfer: Spring 2027 applications close December 1, 2026; Fall 2027 applications open January 1, 2027 and close June 1, 2027.

The undergraduate application fee is $50 for Arizona residents, $80 for non-Arizona U.S. residents and $85 for international students; apply through the Common App. SAT/ACT scores are not required for admission.

Apply through the official page: https://www.arizona.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year

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