Program Overview

Pharmaceutical Sciences, B.S.

College of Pharmacy

Pre-pharmacy students can opt to earn this bachelor's degree as you work toward your Doctor of Pharmacy. The bachelor's degree is awarded at the end of the second professional year of pharmacy school.

This degree is available only to USC Pharm.D. students who have completed pre-pharmacy coursework and the first two years of the professional program, as well as all Carolina Core requirements. It combines core and laboratory-based coursework to prepare you to be a well-rounded, well-educated scientist. You cannot practice pharmacy or care for patients in the U.S. with this degree.

Program Highlights

• A Long Tradition
  • Study in a nationally recognized program that has been educating pharmacists for more than 150 years.
• Build a Network
  • Build a network of pharmacists, researchers and professionals through our renowned faculty and expansive alumni network.
• Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center
  • Unite the study and practice of pharmacy with the exciting opportunities of entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Strong Foundation
  • Earn a four-year degree while working toward your ultimate goal: a University of South Carolina Pharm.D. degree.

What You’ll Study

Since this degree is designed for students who intend to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy, you must be accepted into our Pharm.D. program to meet its requirements, and you must not possess a prior baccalaureate or higher degree. The pre-pharmacy and professional years one and two coursework, supplemented with several additional courses, fulfills the degree requirements.

Building Skills

Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.

• Research
  • Gathering and analyzing information to increase knowledge or solve problems
• Medical Terminology
  • Understanding and using specialized language and vocabulary in health care settings
• Innovation
  • Introducing new ideas, methods or products to improve performance or achieve a specific goal
• Customer Service
  • Providing assistance and support to customers to ensure satisfaction with a product or service
• Communication
  • Exchanging information and ideas through speaking, writing or other means of expression
• Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Working with professionals from different disciplines to provide coordinated care or services

Using your degree

Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.

Potential Careers

• Pharmacy Assistant
• Pharmacy Intern
• Pharmacy Technician
• Pharmacy Clerk
• Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

Workplace Settings

• Health Care
• Retail
• Business

Advanced Degrees

Advance your career or options with post-graduate education.

Doctorate

• Pharmacy, Pharm.D.
  • College of Pharmacy

The College of Pharmacy has given me invaluable mentors, wonderful memories, lifelong friends, pharmacy connections and, most importantly, a firm passion for serving others throughout my career.

Leigh Joyner