The objective of this major is to prepare students for careers in the biomedical sciences with particular emphasis on pharmaceutical sciences. Graduates will be prepared to enter research and technical positions in the health science industries or to pursue postgraduate studies. Candidates for the BS degree with a major in pharmaceutical sciences must satisfy all College of Arts and Sciences requirements as set forth in the General College Curriculum section of the university catalog. Prior to entering the major, students must have completed a minimum of 64 semester hours of college credit taken from the core liberal arts curriculum and must include the following courses or their equivalents: Basic Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Immunology, General Chemistry (2 semesters), Organic Chemistry (2 semesters), Calculus, and General Physics (2 semesters).