PharmCAS School Page

Auburn University

Harrison School of Pharmacy

Laurie Kenney Smith, Admissions Coordinator
2316 Walker Building
Auburn University, Alabama 36849
334/ 844-8348

E-mail: kenneyl@auburn.edu
Website: www .pharmacy.auburn.edu

PharmCAS 2009 Application and Transcript Deadline: March 2, 2009

Statistics for 2008 Entering Class Acceptees *

Number interviewed - 222
Number accepted - 170
Estimated entering class size - 149

Auburn - 125
Mobile - 24

Estimated male - 32%
Estimated female - 68 %
Number out-of-state - 50

* Data as of April, 2008

Application Criteria for 2009 Entering Class

Expected GPA of accepted students - 3.34
Minimum overall GPA considered - 2.5
Minimum prerequisite GPA considered - 2.5
Minimum PCAT scores considered - 400
Total number of new entrants expected - 150
Estimated in-state available- variable
Estimated out-of-state available- variable

Accreditation Status: Full accreditation status
Type of Institution: Public
Main Campus*: Auburn
Satellite Program*: Mobile
Participates in Early Decision Program: Yes
Open House Dates: TBA

* Applicants will indicate their campus preference (Auburn or Mobile) on the required supplemental application.

PREREQUISITES

We require 6 semesters (9 quarters) of college be completed prior to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites by the end of the Summer 2009 term.

English Composition I and II	6 semester hours
Fundamentals of Chemistry I and II with Laboratory	8 semester hours
Organic Chemistry I and II with Laboratory	8 semester hours
Principles of Biology	4 semester hours
Calculus I	4 semester hours
General Physics	4 semester hours
Anatomy and Physiology I and II	8 semester hours
Core Social Science Groups I and II - 3 hours each	6 semester hours
Statistics	3 semester hours
Core History I and II	6 semester hours
Core Fine Arts	3 semester hours
Literature I and II	6 semester hours
Ethics	3 semester hours
Genetics or Genomic Biology	3 semester hours
Biochemistry	3 semester hours
Microbiology with Laboratory	4 semester hours
Immunology	3 semester hours

Other clarifying information: Students must must demonstrate proficiency in the use of a personal computer (including Microsoft Office software) at the time of matriculation into the Harrison School of Pharmacy.

Students with a prior baccalaureate degree are exempt from the English composition, literature, history, fine arts, and social science requirements, but must complete all other requirements.

Comments on above: History - Students must complete a sequence of World History, Western Civilization, or United States History.

Core Fine Arts - Students must take a course in Art Appreciation, Art History, Music Appreciation, or Theater Appreciation.

Ethics - A course in Health Ethics is preferred; a general ethics course is acceptable.

Literature I and II – A sequence in American Literature, English Literature, or World Literature is acceptable.

Core Social Sciences - Group I includes Anthropology, Geography, Psychology, and Sociology; Group II includes Economics and Political Science. Applicants must take one course from each group.

Statistics - Must have a general statistics or biostatistics emphasis; a course in business statistics is not acceptable.

Calculus - A business calculus course is NOT acceptable.

Biochemistry, Genetics or Genomic Biology, Microbiology, and Immunology - These courses must be taken at a 4-year college or university and must be upper division (at least Junior level). The biochemistry course must be a general survey course. Students at colleges and universities offering a 2-semester biochemistry sequence must complete both semesters.

INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES FOR PHARM. D. DEGREE PROGRAM

2009 ENTERING CLASS

ALL APPLICANTS	REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES	OTHER INFORMATION
Early Decision Program application	September 3, 2008	Application and transcript(s) must be received at PharmCAS by deadline. The pharmacy school may not consider you for Early Decision status if your references or other materials arrive after September 3rd. Decision to admit/deny due from institution by October 24, 2008.
Filing your PharmCAS application references and transcripts	March 2, 2009	PharmCAS application, letters of reference and all official transcripts must be received at PharmCAS by this date.
Supplemental application	March 2, 2009	Applicants are given the opportunity to indicate campus preference on the supplemental application. The application is online at: http://pharmacy.auburn.edu /supp_app_interface/Results /submission_form.asp
Supplemental application fee	March 2, 2009	$50.00
PCAT	Required	Select PCAT code 104
Oldest PCAT considered	No limit
Pharmacy-related experience	Not required, but recommended
Proof of State residency	Required	An Alabama student is a person which shall be a citizen of the United States, or a resident alien, who shall have resided and had habitation, home and permanent abode in the State of Alabama for at least 12 months immediately preceding current registration. In applying this regulation, “applicant” shall mean a person applying for admission to the institution, if applicant is married or 19 years of age, and financially independent. Otherwise, it shall mean parents, parent or legal guardian of his/her person. If the parents are divorced, the residency of the parent to whom the court has granted custody will determine residence. A person who establishes a guardianship for purpose of avoiding non-Alabama fees will be subject to non-resident tuition. No person who moves to Alabama for the primary purpose of attending college shall be considered to have demonstrated intent to establish domicile in the State of Alabama, and will generally not be considered eligible for classification as a resident student. Clear and convincing evidence to the contrary must be presented to overcome this presumption. For additional information regarding classification of resident/non-resident status, applicants should consult the Auburn University Bulletin which is available on-line at http://www.auburn.edu/academic/ auweb_academicprograms.html
Non-U.S. citizens	Eligible to apply	Qualified US permanent residents, Canadian and foreign citizens considered
Foreign transcripts	Send foreign transcripts to evaluation service for course-by-course report. Send completed Evaluation Reports to directly to PharmCAS by March 1, 2009	A course-by-course foreign transcript evaluation reports from World Education Services, Inc., Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., or Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. should be submitted to PharmCAS
Letter(s) of Reference (recommendations/ evaluations)	Three (3) letters of reference should be completed on the Letters of Reference form included in your PharmCAS application and submitted to PharmCAS by the institutional deadline of March 2, 2009	See the Letters of Reference page on this website for a list of possible evaluators. This institution REQUIRES an evaluation from: A Science Professor This institution DOES NOT accept evaluations from the following: Politicians Friends Family Members Clergy 1. The School prefers a composite evaluation that is submitted by the academic advising office of the applicant's prepharmacy college or university (if available). Submission of this type of form will be sufficient to meet all reference requirements as long as it contains evaluations of at least 3 faculty members. 2. The School requires at least one of the references be from a college science professor and at least two of the three be from college professors.
Interview	Required of invited applicants	Offered to selected applicants only
Dates during which interviews are generally held	September 1 through April 30	Interviews are held on the Auburn campus in the Walker building on weekdays. Applicants should plan for an interview day that begins about 8:30 AM and concludes at approximately 3:30 PM. Interviewees are provided the opportunity to interact with currently enrolled student pharmacists, learn about the School and its programs, and to have their questions answered.
ACCEPTED CANDIDATES	REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES	OTHER INFORMATION
Acceptance letters for regular applicants	Within 14 days of interview applicants are provided an initial response (admit, deny, defer for later consideration). All applicants are provided with a final decision (admit, deny, alternate list) by April 30, 2009	All communication with applicants is conducted via email. Letters of acceptance will include the campus to which the accepted applicant is assigned.
Acceptee's response to acceptance offer	Applicants offered admission must respond within fourteen (14) days of admission offer
Deposit to hold place in class	Required, and due within fourteen (14) days of admissions offer	$500.00 Deposit is non-refundable and applied to the fall semester tuition
Date of new student orientation	August 11-15, 2009 (tentative)
Date of first day of classes and/or matriculation	August 17, 2009 (tentative)
Requests for deferred entrance	Considered on an individual basis

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Harrison School of Pharmacy (HSOP) has been a part of Auburn University’s rich family history and tradition since 1885. Consistent with our University’s values, HSOP’s motto is “Caring is the Core of Our Curriculum.” Our program is built on this family value as we aspire to educate tomorrow’s pharmacists. Aspiring students enter a professional program in which faculty/student relationships are built on mutual respect with the faculty mentoring student junior colleagues to become mature health professionals. We expect our graduates to enter practice with personal character, confidence, and competence to assume leadership positions in their communities and pharmaceutical care practices. Student pharmacists continuously care for patients, beginning with their first semester. This aspect of the curriculum is unique to Auburn and provides an innovative mechanism to tie coursework to actual patients.

HSOP is located in the Walker Building on the Auburn University campus. A new 45,000 square foot addition opened January 2006 and is dedicated to the School’s educational mission. Students’ learning is positively affected by the new dedicated spaces for students, new lecture halls, a new skills lab, an enlarged pharmaceutical care center, and a new dispensary. The HSOP is one of only a few pharmacy schools operating a pharmaceutical care clinic in its building that students can experience throughout their education.

In August 2007, a satellite campus was opened in Mobile and located on the campus of the University of South Alabama. Newly renovated facilities and the extensive use of information technology facilitate the replication of Auburn's quality Pharm.D. program at the Mobile satellite. Location of the HSOP's program in a building adjacent to the University of South Alabama College of Medicine allows the education of student pharmacists in a setting which facilitates collaboration with students in medicine and other health professionals.

Faculty members are also located in health care facilities throughout Alabama and in adjacent states. This allows student pharmacists to complete their advanced practice experiences in a wide variety of practices devoted to the provision of pharmaceutical care.

Auburn is located 110 miles southwest of Atlanta, Georgia and 115 miles southeast of Birmingham. The community is dedicated to the University and its 23,000 students. The environment allows students to experience university life while receiving an excellent general and professional education at the same time.

Mobile is a city located in a metropolitan area of approximately 600,000 people and is in close proximity to the lovely Alabama Gulf Coast. It is a city known for its rich history. The location of the Mobile satellite on the campus of the University of South Alabama provides student pharmacists with the opportunity to experience campus life while completing their professional degree.