The pre-pharmacy curriculum is a rigorous preparatory program designed to prepare students for admission to the professional Doctor of Pharmacy program. It includes a liberal arts core of social sciences and the arts, combined with specialty courses in the biological, physical, and chemical sciences. While satisfying the general college core requirements, the curriculum also equips the student with the intellectual and scientific base essential to academic success in a challenging professional program. The student-friendly atmosphere at the University of the Incarnate Word includes a variety of athletic, social, music, dramatic, and religious activities, creating a culturally rich learning environment in which to pursue pre-pharmacy studies. The student who continues on track and successfully navigates a Doctor of Pharmacy program will be prepared for a myriad of career options. The licensed pharmacist has options in academia, all branches of the uniformed services, hospitals, clinics, community pharmacies, home health care, insurance, and other benefit management arenas, industry, government agencies, and private sector entrepreneurial enterprises. The scope of careers is limited only by imagination and determination. The pre-pharmacy program does not lead to a degree. The student completing the curriculum have at least 72 hours of core education and science courses that are foundational to a variety of degree paths in the physical and social sciences.