Pre-Pharmacy

The Mercer University pre-pharmacy track provides a student with the opportunity to study as an undergraduate at the College of Liberal Arts in Macon and complete their Doctor of Pharmacy degree at one of the nation's top schools for pharmacy education, Mercer's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 

Pre-pharmacy students may choose one of three paths as they prepare themselves for pharmacy school:   1)  Students may earn a bachelor’s degree as they fulfill the prerequisites for the pharmacy school of their choice;  2)   Students may participate in the Guaranteed Admission Plus Degree Program (GAPDP) described in detail in the Student Handbook for the Pre-Pharmacy Tracks (MUPrePharmacyHandbook.pdf); or  3)  Students may fulfill only the minimum requirements for the pharmacy school of their choice before matriculation into a pharmacy program.

Pre-pharmacy students are free to pursue any major field of study, but must also complete specific pre-requisite courses before application to pharmacy school.  At this time the College of Liberal Arts' Bachelor of Science degree in Biology offers the best overlap between degree requirements and the admission requirements for most pharmacy schools.

Located on Mercer's Cecil B. Day Campus in Atlanta, Mercer's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has been training pharmacists since 1903.  Known originally as the Southern College of Pharmacy, the school was the first school of pharmacy in the southeast U.S. and was the fifth in the nation to offer the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) as its sole professional degree. The school merged with Mercer University in 1959 and changed its name to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2008 when the school expanded to include a Master of Medical Sciences program for Physician Assistants. The COPHS maintains an outstanding reputation for providing the highest caliber of professional pharmacy education.