High School transcripts
Statement of purpose
2 letters of recommendation
TOEFL/IELTS
SAT/ACT
Minimum Scores for full admission:
TOEFL: 75
IELTS 6.0
The following will be required to go to the English Language Institute:
No IELTS or TOEFL
IELTS below 6
TOEFL below 75
The B.P.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences offers students appropriate preparation for entry into careers and/or graduate study in areas such as pharmaceutical and cosmetic manufacturing, marketing, insurance, regulatory affairs and sales. In is intended as a program that has wide applicability in pharmaceutical-related fields that do not require licensure as a pharmacist.
The B.P.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences is not intended for students wishing to become pharmacists and does not lead to license eligibility in the pharmacy profession. Students interested in becoming pharmacists should consider the LIU Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program. LIU Pharmacy PharmD students, however, are eligible to apply to be awarded the B.P.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences en route toward the PharmD.
The program consists of a total of 120-credits in the major. Progression into the final two years of study is highly competitive. Refer to the plan of study below for exact course requirements and sequence of study.
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First Year
FALL
General and Inorganic Chemistry (CHM 3)
General Biology (BIO 1)
English Composition (ENG 16*)
Introduction to Psychology (PSY 3)
First Year Seminar (FYS 1)
SPRING
General and Inorganic Chemistry (CHM 4)
General Biology (BIO 2)
Idea of the Human (Core Seminar) (COS 50)
Economics 1 or 2 (ECO 1 or 2)
Calculus I (MTH 40**)
* Students are admitted into English 16 by placement examination or exemption from English 13, 14.
** Mathematics placement examinations are required to determine prerequisites, if any.
Second Year
FALL
Organic Chemistry (CHM 121)
Physics for Pharmacy (PHY 27)
English Literature (ENG 61, 62, 63 or 64***)
Philosophy or History (PHI 61 or HIS 1****)
Physiology/Anatomy I (BIO 137) (lecture and lab)
SPRING
Organic Chemistry (CHM 122)
Physiology/Anatomy II (BIO 138) (lecture and lab)
English Literature (ENG 61, 62, 63 or 64***)
Philosophy or History (PHI 62 or HIS 2****)
Microbiology (BIO 101)
*** All BPS in Pharmaceutical Studies students must successfully complete two courses from the English 61, 62, 63, 64 sequence.
****All BPS in Pharmaceutical Studies students must successfully complete both Philosophy 61 and 62 or History 1 and 2. Students may not select one course from the Philosophy sequence and one course from the History Sequence. LIU Pharmacy strongly encourages Pharmacy students to complete the Philosophy 61 and 62 sequence.
Third Year
FALL
Pathophysiology/immunology (PHM 310)
Pharmaceutics I (Pharmaceutical calculations) (PHM 311)
Pharmaceutics II (Basic theories in pharmaceutics) (PHM 312)
Biochemistry (PHM 313)
Pharmacy Profession and the Health Care System (PHM 314)
Pharmacy and Society (PHM 315)
SPRING
Molecular Biology (PHM 320)
Principles of Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry/Toxicology (PHM 321)
Pharmaceutics III (Biopharmaceutics/pharmacokinetics) (PHM 323)
Biostatistics (PHM 324)
Introduction to Pharmacy Practice (PHM 325)
Principles of Physical Assessment and Medication Administration (PHM 326)
Fourth Year
FALL
Human Genetics (PHM 410)
Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence I (PHM 411)
Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence II (PHM 412)
Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence III (PHM 413)
Drug Information and Literature Evaluation (PHM 414)
Elective
SPRING
Principles of Health Behavior and Patient-provider Communication(PHM 420)
Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence IV (PHM 424)
Modular Organ Systems Therapeutics Sequence V (PHM 425)
Professional Elective
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