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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
8 sem. hrs.
13 qtr. hrs.
Organic Chemistry and Laboratory
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**
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

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  
TOEFL January 5, 2009 Only for non-US citizens.
Select code 8246
Pharmacy-related experience Not required, but recommended  

Proof of State residency

Required  
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

Interview Required Offered to selected applicants only
Dates during which interviews are generally held
October - March  
ACCEPTED CANDIDATES
REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES
OTHER INFORMATION
Acceptance letters for regular applicants Rolling Admissions  

Acceptee's response to acceptance offer

Twenty (20) days from receipt of accept letter  
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  
Date of first day of classes and/or matriculation August, TBA  
Requests for deferred entrance Not considered  

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.