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Pharmacy. The 2+3 program is available to the exceptional student who has the maturity and intellectual capability to enter a professional school after completing only two years of undergraduate study. Students in the 2+3 program will not earn a Gannon University undergraduate degree. Most students are encouraged to apply to the LECOM 4+3 or 3+3 prepharmacy programs described above. The 2+3 program is completed in two phases. Phase I consists of two years of undergraduate study at Gannon University. Phase II consists of three years of pharmacy school education at LECOM’s School of Pharmacy in Erie, Pennsylvania or four years of pharmacy school education at LECOM’s School of Pharmacy in Bradenton, Florida and their associated clinical sites. Successful completion of Phase II results in earning a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. TWO-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN PRE-PHARMACY AT GANNON UNIVERSITY (64-65 total credits) (Numerals in front of courses indicate credits)
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FIRST YEAR Fall Molecular and Cellular Biology & Lab/ BIOL 122 & 123 General Chemistry I & Lab/ CHEM 111 & 112 Calculus I/MATH 140 College Composition/LENG 111 Sacred Scriptures/LTHE 121
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__ 17 SECOND YEAR Fall Organic Chemistry I & Lab/ CHEM 221 & 222 Applied Statistics/MATH 213 Economics/BCOR 111 or 112 Public Speaking/SPCH 111 General Physics I & Lab/ PHYS 105 & 106 (optional)
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Spring Animal Form and Function & Lab/ BIOL 124 & 125 General Chemistry II & Lab/ CHEM 114 & 115 History without Borders/LHST 111 Basic Sociology/SOCI 110 or Intro to Psychology/PSYC 111 Critical Analysis and Composition/ LENG 112
Spring Organic Chemistry II & Lab/ CHEM 224 & 225 Biology Elective * Biology Elective Lab * Fine Art Series/LFIN Intro to Philosophy/LPHI 131
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* Microbiology & Lab/BIOL 331 & 332 or Human Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab/BIOL 115 & 116 are strongly recommended.
UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON ACCELERATED 2+4 PRE-PHARMACY PROGRAM Gannon University in collaboration with the University of Charleston (UC) School of Pharmacy offers a competitive 6-year Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. The accelerated program allows academically qualified students to attend Gannon University for only two years of prepharmacy before transferring to the UC School of Pharmacy for four years, allowing for completion of the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. The Charleston School of Pharmacy has reserved a minimum of five (5) positions for accelerated pre-pharmacy Gannon students with