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Pharmacy Dual Degree Program
Beloit has partnered with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) to provide students a unique dual-degree program. Students can graduate with a B.S./B.A. from Beloit and a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from MCW in as few as six years.
For the 3+3 program, take the courses required for a B.S. in Biochemistry while still having plenty of choices to pursue non-major electives. For the 4+3 program, take the pharmacy prerequisite courses and earn a B.A. or B.S. in the major of your choice.
Programs
Beloit College students must formally apply to the Medical College of Wisconsin dual degree pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program. Applications are due at the end of January each year. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the time of application.
The following Beloit College courses are the prerequisites for the program:
- All Beloit College domain, skills, and experience (“E”) graduation requirements.
- At least 23 units of Beloit College credit with no more than 8 units of transfer credit.
- General Biology (2 units)
- Biology 111, 121, 172, or 208.
- Biology 237, 256, 257, or 289.
- Advanced Biology (2 units)
- Protein Biochemistry (Biology 300).
- One additional Biology unit numbered 200 or above.
- General Chemistry (3 units)
- Chemistry (Chemistry 117).
- Environmental, Analytical, and Geochemistry (Chemistry 220).
- One additional Chemistry unit numbered 200 or above.
- Organic Chemistry (2 units)
- Organic Chemistry I (Chemistry 230).
- Organic Chemistry II (Chemistry 235).
- Statistics (1 unit)
- Biometrics (Biology 247).
- Calculus (1 unit)
- Mathematics 110 or 115.
- English Composition (1 unit)
- Writing 100 or equivalent course.
- Public Speaking (1 unit)
- One public speaking, speech, communication, or equivalent course.
- General Education (4 units)
Additional Notes:
- Equivalent courses may be substituted in many cases. Consult with your advisor and the registrar.
- Students must earn a C or better in each of these courses.
- Students must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and at least 16 Beloit College units.
- After successful completion of the first-year of the Doctor of Pharmacy program at MCW and receipt of an MCW transcript, Beloit College will transfer 7 units of credit from MCW. MCW grades do not contribute to the Beloit College grade point average.