School of Pharmacy

Midway College in Midway, Kentucky is currently working to establish a School of Pharmacy in Paintsville, Kentucky. The process for obtaining precandidate accreditation of a new school of pharmacy is lengthy. Key milestones are:

• Submit application for precandidate accreditation to ACPE (accrediting agency)
• Meet with ACPE about application, obtain site visit approval
• Site visit by ACPE in Paintsville and Midway, initiate student application process
• ACPE grants precandidate status, applicant interviews begin
• Successful applicants notified of admission
• Professional program classes begin, projected Fall 2011

The pre-pharmacy preparation for the professional program requires two years of college studies. Thus, now is the time for prospective students to make their decision to study pharmacy and complete pre-pharmacy requirements. The courses required for pre-pharmacy are listed below with a brief explanation of their relation to the professional curriculum. The biology, chemistry and math courses need to be the rigorous courses of science majors. The professional curriculum requires four years.

Course(s)	Credit (sh)	Duration	Relation to professional curriculum
General Chemistry I & II	6	2 sem	Prerequisite to Organic Chemistry
General Chemistry I & II Labs	2	1-2 sem	Prerequisite to Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry I & II	6	2 sem	Prerequisiteto Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry I & II Labs	2	1-2 sem	Prerequisite to Biochemistry
General Biology I & II	6	2 sem	Prerequisite to Microbiology, A & P
General Biology I & II Labs	2	2 sem	Prerequisite to Microbiology, A & P
Microbiology (Medical)	3	1 sem	Prereq to several pharmacy courses
Microbiology (Medical) Lab	1	1 sem	Prereq to several pharmacy courses
Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II	6	2 sem	Prereq to several pharmacy courses
Human Anatomy & Physiology Labs	2	2 sem	Prereq to several pharmacy courses
English I & II	6	2 sem	Prereq to Professional Communications
Calculus	5	1 sem	Prereq to Pharmaceutics courses
Statistics	3	1 sem	Prerequisite to Biostatistics
Intro to Psychology/Sociology	3	1 sem	Prereq to several pharmacy courses
Speech	3	1 sem	Prereq to Professional Communications
Introduction to Economics	3	1 sem	Prereq to Pharmacy Administration
Philosophy	3	1 sem	Important for logical/critical thinking
Elective	3	1 sem
Total Credits	65

Advisors and students with questions or concerns should contact:
Emily Coleman, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean for Students and Alumni Affairs
Midway College School of Pharmacy
606-788-2882
ecoleman@midway.edu