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NOVA Southeastern University
College of
Pharmacy
Nova Southeastern University
Pharmacy Admissions
3200 South University Drive
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328
954 /262-1101
1-800-356-0026, extension 1101
Email: dpetracy@nova.edu
Website: www.pharmacy.nova.edu/home.html
| PharmCAS 2009
Application and Transcript Deadline:
January 5, 2009 |
Statistics for 2008 Entering
Class Acceptees *
Number interviewed - 420
Number accepted - 270
Estimated entering class size - 200
120 - Ft. Lauderdale
50 - West Palm Beach
30 - Puerto Rico
Estimated male - 40%
Estimated female - 60 %
Number Early Assurance students - 15
Number out-of-state - 45
* Data as of April, 2008
Application Criteria for 2009 Entering
Class
Average GPA of accepted
students - 3.4
Minimum overall GPA considered - 2.75
Total number of new entrants expected - 200
Accreditation Status: Full
accreditation status
Main Campus: Ft. Lauderdale
Satellite Programs*: West Palm Beach, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Contact school directly to obtain application for the Puerto Rico Campus
Type of Institution: Private
Participates in Early Decision Program: No
* To apply to the main or satellite pharmacy program, use the PharmCAS
application unless otherwise instructed.
PREREQUISITES
We require 62 semesters of college be completed prior
to matriculation. Applicants must successfully complete ALL course prerequisites
by the end of the Summer 2009 term.
| English |
6 sem. hrs. |
9 qtr. hrs. |
General Chemistry and Laboratory
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8 sem. hrs. |
13 qtr. hrs. |
Organic Chemistry and Laboratory
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8 sem. hrs. |
13 qtr. hrs. |
| General Biology |
3 sem. hrs. |
5 qtr. hrs. |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
3 sem. hrs. |
5 qtr. hrs. |
| General Biology or Anatomy and Physiology* |
4 sem. hrs. |
6 qtr. hrs. |
| Calculus (for science majors) |
3 sem. hrs. |
5 qtr. hrs. |
| Statistics (not Business Statistics) |
3 sem. hrs. |
5 qtr. hrs. |
| Speech |
3 sem. hrs. |
5 qtr. hrs. |
| Macroeconomics |
3 sem. hrs. |
5 qtr. hrs. |
| Microeconomics |
3 sem. hrs. |
5 qtr. hrs. |
| Social/ Behavioral Sciences/
Humanities**
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15 sem. hrs. |
20 qtr. hrs. |
Other clarifying information:
* These 4 semester hours are in addition to the 3 semester hours of General
Biology and 3 semester hours of Anatomy and Physiology required and must
include 1 semester hour laboratory.
**Students must have at least 3 semester hours of Social/Behavioral Sciences
and at least 3 semester hours of Humanities. The remaining 9 semester
hours can be in either discipline.
INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
FOR PHARM. D. DEGREE PROGRAM
2009 ENTERING CLASS
| ALL
APPLICANTS |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES
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OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Filing
your PharmCAS application references and transcripts |
January 5, 2009 |
PharmCAS application, letters
of reference and all official transcripts must
be received at PharmCAS by this date. |
Supplemental
application
|
March 1, 2009 |
Upon receipt of the candidate's
PharmCAS application, the College of Pharmacy will send the
candidate a supplemental application. |
| Supplemental
application fee |
March 1, 2009 |
$50.00 |
| PCAT |
Required |
Taken no later than January
2009. Select PharmCas code 104. |
| Oldest
PCAT considered |
No more than five (5) years
old at the time of interview |
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| TOEFL
|
January 5, 2009 |
Only for non-US citizens.
Select code 8246 |
| Pharmacy-related
experience |
Not required, but recommended |
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| Proof
of State residency |
Required |
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| Non-U.S.
citizens |
Eligible to apply |
US permanent residents,
foreign and Canadian citizens considered.
Must present TOEFL scores |
| Foreign
transcripts |
Send foreign transcripts
to evaluation service for course-by-course report. Send completed
report directly to NOVA by January 5, 2009. |
Translated by World Education
Services, Inc., Joseph Silny & Associates, Inc., or Educational
Credential Evaluators, Inc. Submit to NOVA |
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 January 5, 2009 |
See the Letters
of Reference page on this website for a list of possible
evaluators.
This institution REQUIRES an
evaluation from the following:
Science Professor
Second Science Professor
Liberal Arts Professor
This institution CONDITIONALLY REQUIRES
an evaluation from the following:
Pharmacist *
This institution DOES NOT accept
evaluations from the following:
Friends
Family Members
*A letter of recommendation from a pharmacist is highly recommended
and may substitute for a letter from a professor
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| Interview
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Required |
Offered to selected applicants
only |
Dates
during which interviews are generally held |
October - March |
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| ACCEPTED
CANDIDATES |
REQUIREMENTS
AND DEADLINES |
OTHER
INFORMATION |
| Acceptance
letters for regular applicants |
Rolling Admissions |
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| Acceptee's
response to acceptance offer |
Twenty (20) days from receipt
of accept letter |
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| Deposit
to hold place in class |
Due 3 months prior to matriculation |
Includes an acceptance fee
of $250.00;
a deposit of $250.00; and a pre-registration fee of $500.00
All fees are non-refundable. |
| Date
of new student orientation |
First week in August |
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| Date
of first day of classes and/or matriculation |
August, TBA |
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| Requests
for deferred entrance |
Not considered |
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Nova Southeastern University is the largest independent university in
the southeast. It has an enrollment of approximately 20,000, and is the
12th largest in the United States. Situated on a beautiful 232-acre campus
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is it fully accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award
bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist, and doctoral
degrees in a wide range of fields including, the health professions, law,
business, marine sciences, psychology, social sciences, computer and information
sciences, and education. In addition, the Doctor of Pharmacy program at
Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy has been granted full
accreditation status by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
(ACPE), the national agency for the accreditation of professional programs
in pharmacy. The College of Pharmacy is a member of the American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy.
Curriculum:
The curriculum of the College of Pharmacy stresses innovative delivery
and assessment methods. Practice experiences in community, hospital, service
learning and traditional pharmacy settings begin in the first semester
and continue throughout the student’s course of study. These experiences
facilitate real-life application of the material and provide opportunities
to integrate information learned in the classroom. The first two years
build a foundation in the medical and pharmaceutical sciences, including
anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, pharmaceutics, pharmacodynamics,
pharmacokinetics, and nonprescription therapies. Third year students focus
on applying the material they have learned. The entire fourth year consists
of full-time clinical rotations, where students practice Drug Therapy
monitoring, (or develop Drug Therapy monitoring skills in specialized
areas.)
Highlights:
Since admitting its charter class in 1987, the College of Pharmacy has:
• Led the nation in the level of enrollment of Hispanic doctoral
pharmacy students
• Developed residency programs in General Pharmacy Practice, Ambulatory
Care, and Infectious Diseases
• Developed a Drug Information Center to provide area health care
providers with current information on pharmaceuticals
• Developed two ambulatory care pharmacies for innovative teaching
and testing of pharmacist’s expanding roles
• Surpassed the national and state passing rates on the North American
Pharmacy Licensure Examination
Facilities:
The main campus of the College of Pharmacy is situated in the Health Professions
Division of Nova Southeastern University. This campus occupies a $ 70
million complex covering 21 acres. The division includes eight buildings
totaling over 900,000 square feet of space for classrooms, laboratories,
offices, the Health Professions Division library, an outpatient health
center, and a pharmaceutical care center. In addition, the College of
Pharmacy maintains separate sites in West Palm Beach, Florida and Ponce,
Puerto Rico. Each location has a team of site coordinators, administration,
faculty, and staff. Compressed interactive video technology and video
conferencing are used to provide lectures between sites simultaneously.
This technology provides for live interaction between lecturer and students
regardless of location. Identical handouts, texts and tests are used.
All students have access to the Health Professions Division Library, computer
labs, on-line learning resources, and the vast technological innovations
provided by NSU, which has been a leader in distance education programs
for many years.
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