• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Major Requirements

SEMESTER 1
PHMD 1000College: An Introduction1
PHSC 1001Introduction to Contemporary Pharmaceutical Sciences1
SEMESTER 2
PHSC 2650Introduction to Health Science Research4
SEMESTER 3
PHSC 2100Lab Research Rotation4
PHSC 2320Biochemistry4
SEMESTER 4
PHSC 2000Professional Development for Pharmaceutical Sciences Co-op1
SEMESTER 5
PHSC 2301
and PHSC 2302
Human Physiology 1
and Human Anatomy Lab
4
PHSC 2400Research Ethics for Beginning Health Scientists4
SEMESTER 6
PHSC 2330Immunology3
PHSC 3411Pharmaceutics 14
PHSC 3419Pharmaceutics Laboratory1
PHSC 3801Principles of Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry 14
PHSC 4995Practicum4
SEMESTER 7
Elective4
Elective 4
SEMESTER 8
Elective4
Elective4
SEMESTER 9
PHSC 3802Principles of Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry 24
PHSC 4997Senior Thesis4
SEMESTER 10
PHSC 3430Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics3
PHSC 4998Senior Thesis Continuation4

Supporting Courses

SEMESTER 1
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
5
SEMESTER 2
BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113
5
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
and Recitation for CHEM 1161
5
MATH 1245Calculus with Applications4
SEMESTER 3
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
and CHEM 2319
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
and Recitation for CHEM 2311
5
PHYS 1145
and PHYS 1146
Physics for Life Sciences 1
and Lab for PHYS 1145
5
SEMESTER 4
CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
and CHEM 2320
Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 2313
and Recitation for CHEM 2313
5
PHTH 2210Foundations of Biostatistics4
PHYS 1147
and PHYS 1148
Physics for Life Sciences 2
and Lab for PHYS 1147
5

Writing Requirement

SEMESTER 1
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
SEMESTER 9
ENGW 3306Advanced Writing in the Health Professions4

Program Requirements

Some NUpath requirements are not explicitly satisfied by required courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with electives. 

PreMed students have the opportunity to complete all necessary coursework via required and elective courses in the BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences program. Please refer to Northeastern University's PreMed and PreHealth Advising Program's Academic Preparation guidance.

Minimum of 145 semester hours required

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 11114BIOL 11134Vacation or volunteer research experienceVacation or volunteer research experience
BIOL 11121BIOL 11141  
ENGW 11114CHEM 11614  
PHMD 10001CHEM 11621  
PHSC 10011CHEM 11630  
Elective14MATH 12454  
Elective14PHSC 26504  
 19 18 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 23114CHEM 23134PHSC 23013CO-OP
CHEM 23121CHEM 23141PHSC 23021 
CHEM 23190CHEM 23200PHSC 24004 
PHSC 23204PHSC 20001  
PHSC 21004PHTH 22104  
PHYS 11454PHYS 11474  
PHYS 11461PHYS 11481  
 Elective4  
 18 19 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CO-OPPHSC 23303Elective4Elective4
 PHSC 38014Elective4Elective4
 PHSC 34114  
 PHSC 34191  
 PHSC 49954  
 0 16 8 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
PHSC 49974PHSC 34303  
PHSC 38024PHSC 49984  
ENGW 33064Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 15  
Total Hours: 145
1

Students following PreMed or PreHealth course plans should use electives within this program to complete PreMed or PreHealth courses that are not listed above.