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What HSC subjects and ATAR do you need for Pharmacy?
How medicines work, how to make them and how to use them safely. Leads to registration as a pharmacist after an internship year.
13 courses at 9 universities. Median starting salary $62,600; 96.4% of graduates in full-time work (QILT 2025).
HSC subjects you need
- Prerequisites (must take): none listed by more than a few Universities
- Assumed knowledge (should take): Any science subject (4 of 9 Universities), Any HSC English (4 of 9 Universities), Mathematics Advanced or higher (3 of 9 Universities), Any HSC maths (Standard 2 or higher) (1 of 9 Universities)
- Recommended (helpful): Mathematics Extension 1 or higher (1 of 9 Universities)
Lowest selection ranks, 2026 admissions
| Course | University | Lowest selection rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Pharmaceutical Sciences) | University of Technology Sydney | 90.55 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy | University of Canberra | 84.35 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy | Charles Sturt University | 82.85 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) | La Trobe University | 78.95 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) | Griffith University | 78.55 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) | University of Newcastle | 76.85 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy | Griffith University | 76.00 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacology and Toxicology | Griffith University | 70.00 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours | University of New England | Not published |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours | University of New England | Not published |