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General Studies

Pathway in Pre-Pharmacy Science Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree

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General Studies

Pathway in Pre-Pharmacy Science

Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree This pathway will prepare students for a career in a pharmacyrelated field of study. Specifically, this General Studies – Pathway in Pre-Pharmacy AA&S, combined with the Pre-Pharmacy CSC, is designed to provide students with the foundational courses required to apply to a college of pharmacy. Students will be simultaneously enrolled in both programs.

Program Length 2-3 years (4-6 semesters) Transfer Objectives This pathway is designed to provide introductory coursework toward a degree in pharmacy.

Is this degree for you? Yes, If you intend to apply to pharmacy school.

Tuition & Fee At only $162.11 per credit hour for you’ll

save $10K to $40K, in tuition costs alone, by starting at VHCC! Out-of-state students living within a 30-mile radius qualify for in-state tuition.

Davis studied Chemistry at Valparaiso University in Indiana and has her Masters in Chemistry from the University of Illinois. Before teaching, Davis worked in quality control chemistry at Merck Pharmaceuticals.

She has been teaching at VHCC for over 20 years.

Sandy Davis

Pathway Ambassador OTC 108A sdavis@vhcc.edu | 276-739-2464

YOUR PROGRAM PATHWAY | 4-6 Semesters First Semester (Fall) ENG 111

College Composition I

3

MTH 161

Pre-Calculus I

3

HIS 121

U.S. History I

3

SDV 101

Orientation to College Success

1

CHM 111

General Chemistry I

4

TOTAL CREDITS

14

Second Semester (Spring) ENG 112

College Composition II

3

HIS 122

U.S. History II

3

MTH 261

Applied Calculus I

3

CHM 112

General Chemistry II

4

CST 100

Principles of Public Speaking

3 16

TOTAL CREDITS

Third Semester (Fall) ENG 246

American Literature

3

ECO 201 or ECO 202

Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Microeconomics

3

HLT 105

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1

PHY 201

General College Physics I

4

CHM 241 & 245

Organic Chemistry I & Lab

5 16

TOTAL CREDITS

Fourth Semester (Spring) MUS 222 or ART 102

History of Music II or History of Art II

3

PHY 202

General College Physics II

4

MTH 245

Statistics I

3

CHM 242 & 246 Organic Chemistry II & Lab

5

BIO 150

Introductory Microbiology

TOTAL CREDITS

4 19

For certain courses, substitutions are permitted. Visit vhcc.edu/GenEdCore and talk with your faculty advisor.

Why start at Virginia Highlands?

For more than 50 years, VHCC has been committed to making our region a better place to live, work, and learn!

Beautiful 100 acre campus in Abingdon

Receive Up to $2K Annually

Complete an Associate of Arts & Science degree at VHCC and you may be eligible to receive up to $2K annually for tuition expenses. Ask us about Transfer Grants.

Guaranteed Admission to 30+ Schools!

Start at VHCC and meet specified transfer agreement requirements and you’ll enjoy guaranteed admission to Virginia Tech, Radford, King University, Emory & Henry College, ETSU and more.

17:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

80+

Programs of Study

84%

of Students Get Financial Aid

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Virginia Highlands Community College was recently voted the #1 College in the Region through the Best of Bristol Awards Program – from a group of two and four year colleges and universities in southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee.

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